FBM courses

Welcome to the registration page for FBM courses and events.

The activities listed on this page are organised by Skills for Scientists, the Institut universitaire de formation et de recherche en soins (IUFRS) , the APNS and ADAS.

Registration to some events for Skills for Scientists are via a partner organisation, a full list of activities for Skills for Scientists can be found on this web page.

Further offers of continuing education for the IUFRS can be found on this web page.

Come and discover Tigen Pharma and meet with alumni from the FBM that work there.

When- December 14th: 12h30 to 14h00.

Where: Biopôle campus: Serine building.

This advanced nursing practice distance learning course, given in collaboration with the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), will enable you to review the principles and interventions of motivational interviewing.

The objectives are as follows:

1. Review the principles of motivational interviewing.
2. Familiarize yourself with Prochaska's transtheoretical model of change and Miller and Rollnick's model.
3. Recognize the pitfalls to avoid in motivational interviewing.

The first in a series of three training courses that will enable participants to understand what clinical supervision is, as well as the characteristics of the supervisor and learners.

The objectives are to

1. Define clinical supervision
2. Identify the different roles of the supervisor
3. Identify the criteria for effective supervision
4. Understand the specifics of teaching adults, generational differences and how to adapt your approach
5. Understand the learning posture and how to foster it in learners

This training session, given in part by distance learning in collaboration with the Montreal Heart Institute, will guide you in breaking the bad news to your patients. A workshop on the approach to patients and families in relation to the medical level of intervention will follow.

the objectives are as follows:

1. Familiarize yourself with existing models and tools to guide the delivery of bad news and the discussion of medical intervention levels.
2. Review the steps involved in resolving a disagreement related to the level of medical intervention.

The SUR Programme 2024 hosts about 15 undergraduate biology or medical students from around the world to pursue an independent lab-based research project over the course of eight weeks. At the end of the summer, students present the results of their research in a poster symposium and submit a written report. Students also attend weekly academic and social activities. A scholarship is awarded to all selected participants that pays for travel to and from Lausanne from the country of the student’s university, accommodation and food.

• The programme is geared towards students in biology, medicine or a related discipline with a strong focus on biological sciences.
• Eligible applicants will have completed two years of bachelor's degree (and will be enrolling in their third year) at the time of the programme.
• Having prior research experience is not a selection criteria.
• Note that we consider study in biology and medicine broadly, but applicants engaged in studies in physical therapy, nursery, dentistry or veterinary science will not be considered.

Applications must comprise a filled in online form and the upload of:

1. A document in PDF format providing information that will be used in the selection process. Please use the template (SUR Programme 2024 application questionnaire) available on our website.
2. Academic transcripts in pdf format (if not in English or French, an authenticated translation should also be submitted as part of the same transcript pdf document).
3. Two recommendation letters which must be submitted by people familiar with your academic work (e.g., professors). During the application process, you will be asked to indicate the contact details of your referee. An automatic email will be sent to them asking to fill out the recommendation letter template, which is available on our website.

You will find on our website the potential host laboratories in the UNIL Faculty of Biology and Medicine.
In your application you must select TWO lab heads in whose labs you would like to conduct research. Please go to the SUR Programme website for more information on lab directors.

Applications must be submitted by midnight CET on January 31st, 2024. Reference letters must also be submitted by this deadline. 
ALL documents must be uploaded in the portrait format. Applications that are incomplete, late or do not respect the format requirements will not be considered.