معرفی
Dr. Jobst-Hendrik Schultz serves as Clinical Associate Professor and Senior Physician at Heidelberg University Hospital's Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, with concurrent roles at the Heart Transplantation Center, Psychocardiology Consultation Hours (as Medical Director), and Clinical Study Section (as Teaching Coordinator).
Education:
- Habilitation (Privatdozent) in Physiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Habilitation (Privatdozent) in General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Heidelberg University
- Master of Medical Education (MME), University of Bern
- Postdoctoral training: University of Cologne Cardiology Department and Heidelberg University Physiological Institute
His research integrates cardiology and psychosomatics through psychocardiological comorbidity studies, with emphasis on physician-patient communication dynamics and evidence-based medical education methodologies. This work addresses psychological dimensions of cardiac conditions while developing communication training frameworks for clinical practice.
Scientific Awards:
- Graduiertenkolleg 'Experimentelle Nieren- und Kreislaufforschung' Fellowship, Heidelberg University
As leader of Heidelberg's Psychocardiology unit (since 2011) and Molecular Psychocardiology group (since 2005), he directs MediKIT (Medical Communication and Interaction Training) with funding from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), German Heart Foundation, and Klaus Tschira Foundation. He contributes to medical faculty governance through study commission membership and academic student selection committees.
