19.02.2026 Elective course for preclinical students, Institute for the History of Pharmacy and Medicine, summer term 2026

Elective course for preclinical students, Institute for the History of Pharmacy and Medicine, summer term 2026

Name of the event: Block seminar/practical exercise
Children as victims of medicine under National Socialism

Responsible university lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Maike Rotzoll

Type of event, scope, location:
Wednesdays 4-6 p.m. c.t., every two weeks, starting on April 15, 2026
[Dates: April 15, April 28, May 13, May 27, June 10, June 24, July 8]
LOCATION Institute for the History of Pharmacy and Medicine, Roter Graben 10, Prof. Rotzoll's office 

Description:
2027 marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Marburg Children's Hospital. This event took place shortly before the beginning of Nazi rule, whose effects on clinical work with children remain largely unexplored. The same applies to children and adolescents from Marburg and the surrounding area who fell victim to Nazi medical crimes and became victims of forced sterilization or “euthanasia” crimes. 
This is an occasion to bring the exhibition “In Memory of the Children. Pediatricians and Crimes Against Children in the Nazi Era” by the German Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ) https://www.im-gedenken-der-kinder.de/ (GER) to Marburg in 2027 and supplement it with some locally significant representations.
The development of these stories connected to Marburg and the surrounding area will be carried out jointly in the preclinical elective course. After introductory sessions, sources such as medical records or hereditary health files will be jointly compiled and contextualized, visual material will be selected, and finally exhibition panels will be designed. In this way, a new perspective will be developed on a frequently neglected group of victims of National Socialism – children and adolescents with mental illnesses and disabilities.

Performance assessment:
Regular attendance, short presentation, and preparation of an exhibition text

Registration: MARVIN (first come, first served), max. 8 participants

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