Institute of Health and Care Sciences

The Institute of Health and Care Sciences was established in 2002 and is today one of six institutes comprising the Sahlgrenska Academy, the faculty of health sciences at the University of Gothenburg. Head of the institute is Associate professor Ingela Lundgren. Our vision is to pursue excellence in education, research and clinical practice within the field of health care sciences in order to promote health and wellbeing and to advance care and treatment aimed at relieving illness and suffering. Our overriding approach to care stresses the central and participatory role of the patient, i.e. person-centered care.
Our major research areas include:

• Symptoms, health and care
• Significance of environment for health and care
• Learning and leadership in health care and education 
   

The institute offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs as well as individual academic courses within the first and second cycle of higher education. 

The institute offers a postgraduate program leading to a PhD degree in Health Care Sciences. Since 2002, more than fifty students have successfully completed the program and have been awarded a PhD degree. For more information, see a list of doctoral theses.

List of Doctoral theses at Institute of Health and Care Sciences

Information about currently enrolled doctoral students and their main research areas can be found at http://www.caresci.gu.se/english/