Prof. Martin R. Fischer

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

Dr. Fischer is a general internist and endocrinologist. Since August 2011 he is full professor and Director of the Institute of Medical Education at the University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich. In November 2012 he was elected as the Associate Dean for Clinical Education of the Medical Faculty. He also serves as the Chair of the Educational Board of LMU. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Open-Access Journal for Medical Education (JME), a reviewer for numerous journals and institutions and was the president of the German Association for Medical Education from 2011-2017 (GMA). He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) from 2015-2018.

He received his Master of Medical Education (MME) degree at the University of Berne, Switzerland, and is also certified in Medical Informatics. Since 2004 he is Co-Director of the German Master of Medical Education (MME) program at Heidelberg University.