The core functions of the Institute of Clinical Medicine are education and research. The education is based on scientific research and is designed to train well-qualified physicians within the target time and help them settle into tasks compatible with their education. We provide education and research in 23 academic subjects which widely cover the specialties of clinical medicine.
23
Academic subjects
44
Fields of study
400
scientific publications annually
Studies
The core functions of the Institute of Clinical Medicine are education and research. The education is based on scientific research and is designed to train well-qualified physicians within the target time and help them settle into tasks compatible with their education. We provide education and research in 22 academic subjects which widely cover the specialties of clinical medicine.
Research
The research carried out at the Institute of Clinical Medicine produces new information on disease mechanisms and helps develop the prevention, treatment and diagnostics of diseases. The clinical examinations conducted at the Kuopio University Hospital and the Clinical Research Centre of the University of Eastern Finland are a key part of our research activities. The institute’s researchers are also engaged in transnational research.
‘Ageing, Lifestyles and Health’ is one of the university’s strategic profile areas in research. The cutting-edge research carried out at the institute addresses this profile area in several medical specialties, such as neurosciences, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders and musculoskeletal disorders, as well as oncology and ophthalmology.
Clinical Research Centre - CRC
Child Psychiatry
Clinical Microbiology
Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Clinical Radiology
- Cancer Imaging Study Group
- Heart Surgery Imaging
- Embodetect Study Group
- EPI-MRI Study Group
- Interventional Radiology Study Group
Dermatology and Venearology
Forensic Psychiatry
- Genetics of Violent Crime (Rikos-DNA)
- Randomized Controlled Trials in Substance Dependence
- Real-world Effectiveness of Pharmacological Treatment
- Research in Niuvanniemi Hospital
- Neurobiology of Schizophrenia
Internal Medicine
Neurology
- ALSOVA - A 5-Year Alzheimer's Disease Follow-Up Study
- Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Brain Research Unit - Clinical Drug Research
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia - CAIDE
- Cerebrovascular Disorders and Stroke Recovery
- Clinical Alzheimer Research Program
- Clinical Epilepsy Research
- FinFTD - Finnish FTD Research Network
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Early Onset Dementia
- Molecular Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- UEF - Nordic-UK Brain Network (UEF-NBN)
Neurosurgery
- Intracranial Aneurysm Group
- Microsurgery Center KYS
- NPH and Early AD Group
- Pain Neuromodulation Group
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Oncology
- Cancer Center of Eastern Finland (CCEF)
- Effectiveness of cancer diagnostic and therapy, attitudes of patients and physicians, and how patients socioeconomical status interferes these aspects
- Fully automated target delineation service in multi-institutional environment in Finland (FAST)
- Targeting cancer cells by magnetic field modified radical reactions and ionizing radiation (TARZAN)
- Towards individual radiotherapy: Predicting the outcome and toxicity in radiotherapy of head and neck cancers (TIARA)
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
- Adolescent psychiatry: The Youth Wellbeing Study and REAL-SMART project
- Follow-up study with randomized clinical vitamin D supplementation trial on patients with depression (DepFuD)
Respiratory Medicine
Surgery (incl. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
News and events
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Contact information
Head of the Institute of Clinical Medicine Joonas Sirola
Deputy Heads Matti Reinikainen and Ville Männistö
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Postal address
University of Eastern Finland
Institute of Clinical Medicine
Ritva Jauhiainen-Bruun
P.O. Box 100
FI-70029 Kuopio University Hospital
FINLAND
Street address
Kuopio University Hospital, Puijo Hospital, building 6, 5th floor
