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Objectives:Increased levels of anxiety, depression and alcohol abuse are associated with unemployment. This study compares both DSM-IV-TR Axis-I and Axis-II mental disorders between a representative and a referred sample of unemployed youths aged 16.0 to 24.9.Methods:One hundred subjects were randomly recruited on the premises of the vocational services centre in the urban region of Essen, Germany (representative sample, RS). One hundred and sixty-five subjects constituting the ‘clinical sample’ (CS) were preselected and referred by case managers to the on-site psychiatric liaison service. Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM-IV (SCID-I and -II), measures of psychopathology and health service utilization were administered.Results:Ninety-eight percent and 43% of CS and RS subjects fulfilled DSM-IV criteria for mental disorders. Mood-, anxiety- and substance-related disorders were the most common Axis-I disorders in both samples. Personality disorders were diagnosed significantly more frequently in the CS. Despite the more severe psychopathology in subjects with mental disorders from the CS compared to the RS, no differences were found for recent mental health service utilisation.Conclusion:Because the sample of unemployed youths referred by case managers was significantly more disturbed in psychiatric terms, such a pre-selection is deemed useful in conjunction with a psychiatric liaison service on the premise of a job centre.

Introduction The Internet represents the central communication medium in higher education. University applicants, students, teachers and scientists use the Internet when seeking information on medicine. The homepages of dental schools are not just sources of information, but also a means of presenting the school. No comparative studies have been undertaken concerning the content and extent of their Internet sites so far. Methods Based on the literature and assessments of medical school websites, 136 criteria were defined within the setting of a Delphi procedure and drawn upon for a standardised evaluation of the websites of all 30 German dental schools. Structure and extent of the content of the websites were evaluated. Possible influencing factors, such as financial resources and number of applicants, were investigated. Results The results yielded by the homepages varied considerably. The best Internet site received 84% of the possible points, the poorest 38%. On average, 62% of the criteria were fulfilled. Influencing factors, such as the amount of funding by the particular state government, could not be detected. Two-thirds of the dental schools addressed students, three-fourth teachers and scientists as target groups. More than 50% did not address applicants. Specific requirements regarding barrier-free accessibility of information were hardly met. Conclusions Individual faculties already have homepages of a high quality; for others, there is a need for improvement. General recommendations for university websites should be discussed at the European level to ensure a uniform standard of quality. The criteria presented here offer faculties the possibility to reflect upon their own Internet sites.

Olanzapine pamoate is one of three second-generation antipsychotics available as depot medication. While non-adherence is a major problem in the treatment of schizophrenia, olanzapine pamoate can improve adherence, though its use is limited by its safety profile.The review covers data on efficacy with a focus on tolerability and safety of olanzapine pamoate using the known databases including PubMed, Psychinfo and Embase using keywords. Relevant websites were also reviewed.Olanzapine is an efficacious antipsychotic that can be used in its oral and depot formula (olanzapine pamoate) for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. It has demonstrated superiority over conventional and some other atypical antipsychotics, with both formulas having comparable low rates of motor side effects. The side effects on body weight and glucose homeostasis are also similar in both formulas and limit its use. The only clear difference regarding side effects is 'the risk that 0.07% of injections in preclinical trials have led to a post-injection delirium/sedation syndrome event which requires a risk management plan'. Especially in outpatients this could cause inconveniences that should be overcome by offering, for example, psychological therapies or psychoeducation to effectively use the time when patients have to remain in the healthcare facilities.

OBJECTIVE The world wide web provides new options to physicians in terms practice marketing, information brokerage, and process optimization. This study explores prevalence and content of homepages of neurologists, psychiatrists and medical psychotherapists in private practice. METHODS Through the legal bodies of physicians in private practice in six northern German states neurologists, psychiatrists and medical psychotherapists were identified. According to a standardized and operationalized criteria catalogue, homepages were rated. RESULTS 1804 physicians were identified, 352 (19.5 %) had operated a homepage. Higher frequencies of homepages found for male physicians (vs. female physicians), practice centres (vs. single practices) and urban practices (vs. rural practices). In average, practices reached 18.8 (± 5.3) of 42 points; contact data and accessibility information were generally available; information as to qualification and specialization was provided more infrequently. Legal specifications were not considered in more than every second homepage, interactive elements like online appointment of follow-up prescription were only rarely offered. CONCLUSIONS Only every fifth neurological or psychiatric practice operates an own homepage, higher competition (urban area) and higher professionalization (practice centres) seem to act as promotors. The legal framework has to be focused, and patient needs should be taken into account.

Background While much discussion has been placed on the problem of poor compliance in the treatment of schizophrenia, there has been little discussion on the concordance between patients and psychiatrists, an important contributing factor to patient-centred care. Objective To estimate the concordance between patients’ and psychiatrists’ (ordinal and cardinal) valuations of multiple goals for schizophrenia treatment and to illustrate the utility of the self-explicated method in valuing a large number of treatment goals. Design Twenty treatment goals were identified during focus groups and literature review and were presented to patients and psychiatrists during structured interviews. Respondents were asked to rank the multiple treatment goals and rate them on a 5-point Likert scale. Three scores were calculated based on the ranking (1–20), rating (Likert scale) (1–5) and a self-explicated method estimated as the product of rating and ranking score (1–100). Concordance was tested using Spearman’s rho for overall ordinal rankings and via anova and F-test for the cardinal values assigned to a specific treatment goal. Participants A total of 105 outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 160 psychiatrists in Germany. Results Patient and psychiatrist values were concordant when the ordinal properties of their valuations were assessed by rating (ρ = 0.63; P = 0.002), ranking (ρ = 0.51; P = 0.02) and self-explicated methods (ρ = 0.54; P = 0.01). Significant discordances were found when comparing the cardinal value placed on any given treatment goal using all three approaches, but the self-explicated method produced a more discerning statistic. Relative to patients, psychiatrists significantly (P

Background A high prevalence of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is found in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). In the few existing studies, mixed results regarding the psychometric properties of common screening instruments for PTSD have been reported for patients with SUDs. No results are available for the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS), an established self-report measure for PTSD. Methods The authors assessed 105 patients with alcohol dependence according to DSM-IV ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) (70% male) 2 weeks after their admission to an inpatient detoxification unit. Participants were administered the PDS, the PTSD module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID), as well as measures of depression and anxiety. Patients with other substance use disorders were excluded as were patients reporting no traumatic event. Results Internal consistencies were good to very good for the total scale (.93) and the subscales of the PDS (.82–.91). In our sample, the PDS had a high specificity (.89) but only moderate sensitivity (.57). Diagnostic agreement with the SCID was 83% (.46). The results of a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis suggested that a PDS score of 8 was the optimal cutoff to screen for PTSD. The highest diagnostic agreement between PDS and SCID (89%; .60) was achieved using a cutoff score of 24. Conclusions These findings confirm previous results suggesting that the psychometric properties of self-report measures of PTSD in patients with SUDs might differ from those in the general population. When the PDS is used in recently detoxified patients with alcohol dependence, it seems advisable to modify the cutoff score of this instrument to improve its sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy.

The world wide web provides new options to physicians in terms practice marketing, information brokerage, and process optimization. This study explores prevalence and content of homepages of neurologists, psychiatrists and medical psychotherapists in private practice.Through the legal bodies of physicians in private practice in six northern German states neurologists, psychiatrists and medical psychotherapists were identified. According to a standardized and operationalized criteria catalogue, homepages were rated.1804 physicians were identified, 352 (19.5 %) had operated a homepage. Higher frequencies of homepages found for male physicians (vs. female physicians), practice centres (vs. single practices) and urban practices (vs. rural practices). In average, practices reached 18.8 (± 5.3) of 42 points; contact data and accessibility information were generally available; information as to qualification and specialization was provided more infrequently. Legal specifications were not considered in more than every second homepage, interactive elements like online appointment of follow-up prescription were only rarely offered.Only every fifth neurological or psychiatric practice operates an own homepage, higher competition (urban area) and higher professionalization (practice centres) seem to act as promotors. The legal framework has to be focused, and patient needs should be taken into account.

Background: Opiate substitution treatment (OST) is the most widely used treatment for opioid dependence in Germany with substantial long-term benefits for the patient and for society. Due to lessened restrictive admission criteria, the number of registered OST patients in Germany has increased continuously in the recent years, whereas the number of physicians providing OST has remained constant. Previous data already indicated a deteriorating situation in the availability or quality of OST delivered and that structural barriers impede physicians in actively providing OST. The present survey among a sample of primary care physicians in Germany aimed to identify and assess potential structural barriers for the provision of health care in the context of OST. Methods: An anonymous written questionnaire was sent out to a sample of 2,332 physicians across Germany providing OST. Physicians contacted were identified through databases of the Federal State Chambers of Physicians and/or of the Federal Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians. Data obtained were analysed descriptively. Results: The response rate was 25,5% and the majority of 596 physicians sampled viewed substantial problems in terms of the regulatory framework of OST care in the German context. Furthermore, financial remuneration, insufficient qualification, as well as inadequate interdisciplinary cooperation in the treatment of comorbidities of opiate substituted patients were regarded as problematic. The number of physicians providing OST in Germany is expected to substantially decrease in the near future. Conclusion: Despite less restrictive admission criteria for OST in Germany, the legal regulation framework for OST is still a limiting factor through raising concerns on the provider and consumer side to be unable to adhere to the strict rules. To avoid future shortages in the provision of OST care on the system level in Germany, revisions to the legal framework seem to be necessary. In regards to adequate care for drug use-related infectious diseases and psychiatric comorbidities commonly found in opiate substituted patients, efforts are required to improve professional qualifications of physicians providing OST as well as respective interdisciplinary collaboration.

This study investigated and compared the valuation and perceived attainment of multiple treatment goals in schizophrenia from the perspectives of four different groups of stakeholders.Twenty treatment goals (identified in a qualitative patient-based pre-study) were ranked and rated according to their relevance in standardized interviews. Goal attainment was also rated. A rank correlation was computed to identify congruencies among the stakeholder groups. A hierarchical cluster analysis of the data from the stakeholders groups was also conducted.In this study, 105 outpatients, 160 physicians, 50 relatives, and 30 payers were interviewed. All goals were considered very relevant by all stakeholder groups. "Improved cognitive abilities" was ranked among the top three goals by patients, physicians, and relatives, while "reduced disease-related symptoms" was ranked first by relatives and second by physicians. Payers gave the highest priority to goals that were more likely to affect costs (i.e., ability to resume work, reduced disease-related symptoms, less hospitalization/ need for outpatient visits). Pairwise agreement rates ranged from 38.9% to 63.3%. Rank correlations were found between relatives and patients (r=0.51; P=0.002), relatives and physicians (r=0.43; P=0.008), and payers and patients (r=0.43; P=0.008). The cluster analysis revealed a relevant congruency among patients, relatives, and physicians. Goal attainment was rated lower than goal relevance by all groups, with patients judging attainment the best on average, followed by relatives, physicians, and payers. Reduction in disease-related symptoms was rated as the goal that was best achieved.Discordances among the groups with respect to their valuation of treatment goals should encourage stakeholders to better understand others' preferences as a prerequisite for improved shared decision making and potentially improved treatment outcomes.

Introduction: The Internet represents a central communication medium for patients and physicians. Some national information is available regarding the design of physicians‘ homepages and patient requirements regarding homepages of physicians in private practice. To date, no data are available for homepages of medical faculties and their users‘ needs. Methods: In 2008 the homepages of the 36 German medical faculties were analyzed according to a catalogue of 128 criteria assigned to five domains which had been developed from the literature. Structure, content and extent were compared. Results: The homepages covered the criteria to a very different extent. The best homepage reached 80%, the worst only 26% of the achievable points. The mean was slightly above 50% . Faculties addressed mainly applicants and students as their target groups, less frequently lecturers and alumni. Conclusion: This study shows differences in quality and quantity of the „teaching section“ on websites of medical faculties. The results allow faculties to use the criteria to adjust their websites with regard to addressing the relevant target groups of students, applicants, lecturers and alumni comprehensively.

Problem-based learning (PBL) appears to have a potentially long-lasting impact on self-directed learning. Especially in hybrid PBL programs the quality of student learning seems to depend on PBL tutors being effective in their role. From our hybrid curriculum at Hamburg medical school 60 PBL tutorial groups including 495 students were investigated in 2007 from three perspectives: trained auditors observed the tutorial groups, and their PBL tutors and the participating students answered standardized questionnaires. Groups taught always by the same tutor during the whole term felt more satisfied with their tutor than groups with substitute tutors. Students with male tutors stated more frequently that they benefited from their tutorial. Students with a tutor who did not wear hospital clothing felt much more comfortable in their tutorial group. Tutors, students, and curricular planners need to regularly review the PBL tutorial process to improve the learning outcome.

Aim: Youth unemployment is associated with increased levels of anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, reduced self-esteem and satisfaction with life. Up to date data based on standardized psychiatric diagnostic assessments in adolescent or young adult unemployment is very scarce. To our knowledge, this study has, for the first time, assessed both Axis-I (non-personality) and Axis-II (personality) psychiatric disorders and related constructs in a preselected sample of unemployed individuals. Subjects and methods: Subjects were aged 16–24 and lived in the large urban region of Essen, Germany. They were referred by case managers of the vocational services centre to the on-site psychiatric out-patient unit. SCID-I and II were administered to assess DSM-IV diagnoses. Symptom Checklist 90 R, Beck Depression Inventory and Client Sociodemographic Service Receipt Inventory were used to measure severity of psychopathology and health service utilization. Results: In all, 98% of the unemployed young adults suffered from mental disorders. Mood and anxiety disorders were the most common Axis-I disorders (47.9 and 33.4%). Altogether, 58.2% of probands met diagnostic criteria for a personality disorder; a borderline personality disorder accounted for one half of these disorders. Despite a 49% rate of Axis-I and II comorbidity and severe psychopathology, the majority of subjects were untreated and mental health service utilization in general was low. The diagnosis of a personality disorder was related to a 2.7-fold risk of dropping out of job reintegration programmes. Conclusion: Unemployed young adults referred for a psychiatric assessment have a high rate of both Axis-I and II disorders, which need to be considered upon planning individual-based vocational rehabilitation programs.

This paper presents the results of the evaluation of a new undergraduate curriculum at the Medical Faculty of Hamburg University. This curriculum is based on the new law on medical board certification of 2002, and was tested for the first time in the summer term of 2004. The results were compared with those obtained under the previous law. The data show a substantial increase in student subjective learning effectiveness and satisfaction with the new program. The reasons discerned were the increased practice orientation of the program, the problem-oriented seminars, and the increased motivation of the teaching staff.

Objective: The attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry and psychotherapy were examined considering the extent of their education, previous psychiatry experience, the evaluation of the course, their career intentions and socio-demographic variables. Methods: Five hundred and eight medical students in their second, fifth, ninth and tenth semester completed a questionnaire on “Attitudes Towards Psychiatry” (ATP-30). Results: With 508 participants (return quota: 88%), the study showed no overall change in attitude in the ATP-30 during the course of the study. No general change in attitude following practical training in psychiatry was found. The more positive the psychiatry course was rated the more positive attitudes towards psychiatry were. Female students and students with psychiatry/psychotherapy experience had a significantly more positive attitude towards psychiatry as a subject. Overall 5.8% of all students showed a very positive attitude towards psychiatry. Conclusion: A positive education experience as well as personal experience increases the probability of a positive student attitude towards psychiatry. In order to assure adequate care for the mentally ill, it should be a fundamental aim of medical education to promote positive attitudes towards the mentally ill and psychiatry. It remains to be investigated, however, whether an improvement in the attitudes of students towards the psychiatry discipline is sufficient to increase the number of students who would like to become psychiatrists or whether other factors are more deciding such as career opportunities, conditions of further education, or income potential.

This study aimed to explore the effect of medical education on students’ attitudes toward psychiatry and psychiatric patients, and examined the usefulness of a new evaluation tool: the 6-item Psychiatric Experience, Attitudes, and Knowledge (PEAK-6). Authors studied the attitudes of 116 medical students toward psychiatry and individuals with mental disorders, using two questionnaires before and after a 12-week module of “psychosocial medicine. ” Results of the 30-item questionnaire Attitudes Toward Psychiatry (ATP-30) were compared with the results of PEAK-6. With the ATP-30, no change in attitudes toward psychiatry was observed at the end of the module. With the PEAK-6, the item “attitude toward psychiatry” significantly improved. Knowledge of and experience with psychiatry as well as knowledge of and experience with individuals with mental disorders improved significantly; however, attitudes toward individuals with mental disorders did not improve. PEAK-6 seems to be a promising tool with regard to nuanced information about psychiatric learning experiences. Participation in a psychiatric module may be associated with a positive effect on students’ knowledge about, experience with, and attitudes toward psychiatry, but not attitudes toward psychiatric patients.

Psychiatric educators are often faced with students’ negative attitudes toward psychiatry. A new type of seminar has been established in order to enable students to gain a deeper understanding of psychiatric illness. A “cinemeducation seminar,” combining a movie, a lecture, and a patient interview, has been established as part of the undergraduate curriculum at Hamburg Medical School, where 1,032 students attended 39 cinemeducation seminars between 2005 and 2008. A student evaluation covering different aspects of education took place after each seminar. The students valued the combination of a movie and a seminar and found the movie and the additional patient interview useful for accessing the subject of Psychiatry and understanding the underlying psychiatric illnesses shown in the movies. From the students’ perspective, this type of seminar seems to be helpful for providing an impression of psychiatric illnesses and enabling students to put themselves in the position of a person suffering from these illnesses. Therefore, we judged the cinemeducation seminar to be an appropriate teaching format in undergraduate medical education.

Aims: The new law for medical education (ÄAppO 2002) requires the establishment of at least 98 hours of integrated seminars with inclusion of appropriate clinical subjects. The newly established curriculum committee for the reform of pre-clinical studies (Medicine I) developed a concept for these integrated seminars at Hamburg Medical School. The seminars are taught during the first four semesters every fortnight. Subjects of the seminars are related to other courses taking place at the same time. Important didactic elements of the seminars are multidisciplinarity and case based learning. Other elements are small group work, self- study and short student presentations. Representatives from the different scientific and clinical subjects developed horizontal and vertical connections within Medicine I by planning these seminars.Methods: Integrated seminars were evaluated by the first cohort of students between 2003 and 2005 for quality control. With special instruments seminars were evaluated formatively for each seminar and summatively at the end of every semester. Besides descriptive explanations data were analyzed for systematic connections and differences.Results: Evaluation of the integrated seminars at Hamburg Medical School by students from the first cohort demonstrated high acceptance of the concept. Certain aspects of the course like practical relevance of basic sciences, integration of basic sciences and individual learning progress reached high marks of satisfaction.Conclusion: The integrated seminars at Hamburg Medical School represent a coherent concept for horizontal and vertical connection of scientific and clinical aspects which is well accepted by the students. Evaluation results also indicate possibilities of improvement which will be addressed by modification of individual cases and in the faculty development program. Zielsetzung: Die neue ÄAppO (2002) fordert für den ersten Studienabschnitt (Medizin I) die Einrichtung von mindestens 98 Stunden Integrierter Seminare unter Einbezug geeigneter klinischer Fächer. Das an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Hamburg zur Reform des Studienabschnitts Medizin I eingesetzte Curriculum-Komitee erarbeitete ein Konzept für Integrierte Seminare, die in den ersten vier Semestern in 14-tägigem Rhythmus durchgeführt werden. Die Themen orientieren sich inhaltlich an parallel stattfindenden Unterrichtsveranstaltungen. Wichtige didaktische Elemente der Integrierten Seminare sind Interdisziplinarität und das fallbasierte Lernen. Darüber hinaus prägen die Veranstaltung Kleingruppenarbeit, Selbststudium und Kurzreferate. Vertreter naturwissenschaftlicher und medizinischer Grundlagenfächer sowie klinischer Fächer erarbeiteten durch das Seminar horizontale und vertikale inhaltliche Verknüpfungen im Abschnitt Medizin I.Methodik: Zur Qualitätskontrolle wurden die Integrierten Seminare der ersten Studierendenkohorte von Wintersemester 2003/04 bis Sommersemester 2005 wissenschaftlich begleitet. Anhand spezieller Instrumente wurde die Veranstaltung mit Terminevaluationen formativ und mit Abschlussevaluationen summativ evaluiert. Neben einer deskriptiven Darstellung wurden die Daten auf systematische Zusammenhänge und Unterschiede analysiert.Ergebnisse: Die Evaluation der Integrierten Seminare durch die erste Studierendenkohorte belegt eine große Akzeptanz des Konzepts und eine hohe Zufriedenheit mit zentralen Einzelaspekten der Veranstaltung, z. B. Verdeutlichung der Praxisrelevanz der Grundlagenfächer, Aufzeigen der Vernetzung der Grundlagenfächer und subjektiver Lernerfolg.Schlussfolgerung: Die Integrierten Seminare an der Hamburger Medizinischen Fakultät liefern ein schlüssiges und von den Studierenden akzeptiertes Konzept für horizontale und vertikale inhaltliche Verknüpfungen von Grundlagenfächern mit klinischen Fächern. Außerdem zeigen die Evaluationsergebnisse Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten auf, die u. a. durch Modifikationen einzelner Fallgeschichten und im Faculty-Development-Programm der Fakultät umgesetzt werden können.

A revision of the educational law (ÄAppO) in Germany requires major reorganization of the curricula since 2002. Hamburg Medical Faculty introduced interdisciplinary education into the pre-clinical education integrating case-based and problem-based theoretical knowledge of medical preclinical subjects with practical skills.For this curricular change an independent curriculum committee was established by the faculty board. Reformation was carried out in close cooperation of the departments of medical science and basic science and was accompanied by a central evaluation organized by the office of the vice-dean of education.Curriculum contents were distributed on the basis of an interdisciplinary learning spiral with horizontal and vertical connections of basic and medical science subjects. Basic sciences are strictly focussed on medically relevant topics as required by the new ÄAppO. Case-based learning has become the major focus during "Integrated seminars" where small group discussions, self-studies, essays, and short reports form the basis for modern didactics. Electives are offered on the basis of the research profiles determined by the medical basic sciences. Training of basic medical skills is offered during the course "Introduction to clinical medicine". Students´ parcours through the curriculum are analysed by regular feedback meetings and followed by a computer programme. For better management of information the internet homepage of Hamburg medical faculty was reorganized. Positive results of evaluation and exams confirm a successful reform of the pre-clinical curriculum. Die neue Approbationsordnung für Ärzte (ÄAppO) stellt die Universitäten seit 2002 vor die Aufgabe einer weit reichenden Umstrukturierung des Medizinstudiums. An der Medizinischen Fakultät in Hamburg erfolgte die Einführung einer fächerübergreifenden Ausbildung, die an den medizinischen Grundlagenfächern orientiert fallbasiert und problemorientiert theoretisches Wissen mit praktischen Fertigkeiten für den vorklinischen Studienabschnitt verknüpft.Zur Reform von Medizin I institutionalisierte der Fakultätsrat ein Curriculum-Komitee. Der Reformprozess wurde in enger Kooperation mit Vertretern der medizinischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Grundlagenfächer umgesetzt und wird von einer zentralen Evaluation durch das Prodekanat für Lehre begleitet. Auf Grundlage einer fachübergreifenden Lernspirale mit horizontaler und vertikaler Vernetzung der naturwissenschaftlichen und medizinischen Inhalte wurden die Unterrichtseinheiten nach inhaltlichen und zeitlichen Aspekten neu eingeteilt. Eine strikte Beschränkung der naturwissenschaftlichen Fächer auf medizinisch relevante Inhalte wurde, wie von der ÄAppO vorgeschrieben, umgesetzt. Die vorklinischen Studieninhalte werden in einem horizontal und vertikal vernetzten Kontext, orientiert an den Bausteinen "Grundlagen", "Die Zelle", "Systeme/Organe", gelehrt. Auf der Basis des "Fallbasierten Lernens" bilden in den "Integrierten Seminaren" Kleingruppenarbeit, Selbststudium und Kurzreferate neben Impulsvorträgen eine Grundlage für moderne lerndidaktische Ausbildungskonzepte. Das Wahlfachangebot ist durch das Forschungsprofil der medizinischen Grundlagenfächer geprägt. Das Training basisärztlicher Fertigkeiten findet im Rahmen der "Einführung in die klinische Medizin" statt.Studienverläufe werden durch regelmäßige studentische Feedbackveranstaltungen und ein Computerprogramm analysiert. Die Homepage für die Studierenden wurde zum besseren Informationsmanagement neu gestaltet. Die bislang positiven Evaluations- und Prüfungsergebnisse sprechen für einen erfolgreichen Strukturveränderungsprozess.