About the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
About us
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is a teaching and research institution within the field of medicine and health.
We are part of the Integrated University Hospital in Trondheim together with St. Olavs Hospital.
The Faculty has activity in Trondheim, Gjøvik, Ålesund and Levanger. We have around 1800 employees, many of which also have positions within the Health Care Services. We have around 6500 students.
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Health for a better world Strategy 2018-2025
Contact us
General inqiries: +47 73 55 11 00 | postmottak@mh.ntnu.no
Academic inquiries: studier@mh.ntnu.no
Press Contact: Johanne Nome
Faculty management
The Faculty's day-to-day operations are managed by the Dean and the Head of Administration. The Heads of the departments are included in the Faculty's management team.
Dean and Deanery
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Toril Forbord Vice-dean
+47-73412282 +47-+4741277470 toril.forbord@ntnu.no MH Faculty Administration -
Jon Magnussen Vice Dean, Professor
+47-73597573 +47-93009681 jon.magnussen@ntnu.no MH Faculty Administration -
Brita Solveig Pukstad Vice Dean, Associate Professor, Senior Consultant
+47-95878012 +47-72820788 brita.pukstad@ntnu.no Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine -
Pål Richard Romundstad Vice Dean of Research, Professor
+47-73597523 +47-99464909 pal.romundstad@ntnu.no MH Faculty Administration
Head of Administration
Special Adviser
Heads of departments
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Siri Forsmo Head of Department, professor of Public Health
+47-97181531 siri.forsmo@ntnu.no Department of Public Health and Nursing -
Kay Gastinger Managing Director
+47-73591490 +47-+4798283906 kay.gastinger@ntnu.no Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience -
Jorunn L. Helbostad Head of Department
+47-73412548 +47-93032547 jorunn.helbostad@ntnu.no Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science -
Nanna Sønnichsen Kayed Head of Department
+47-73596394 +47-91897721 nanna.kayed@ntnu.no Department of Mental Health -
Øystein Risa Head of department ISB
+47-73551356 +47-92613734 oystein.risa@ntnu.no Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging -
Torstein Baade Rø Associate professor
+47-99614025 +47-72574051 torstein.ro@ntnu.no Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine -
Svanhild Margrethe Arentz Schønberg Head of Department
+47-73412799 +47-95788616 +47-72573362 svanhild.schonberg@ntnu.no Department of Health Sciences Ålesund -
Heidi Vifladt Head of Department
+47-61135380 +47-92807395 heidi.vifladt@ntnu.no Department of Health Sciences Gjøvik
Addresses
Postal address
NTNU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
7491 Trondheim
Visiting addresses
Faculty reception:
Kunnskapssenteret
Olav Kyrres gate 17, Trondheim
Faculty management:
1930-bygget
Harald Hardrådes gate 13, Trondheim
Faculty administration:
Medisinsk teknisk forskningssenter - MTFS (Norwegian Brain Centre)
Olav Kyrres gate 9, Trondheim
Maps of our campuses
Collaboration
Other academic environments at NTNU, St. Olav’s Hospital and the Central Norway Regional Health Authority are the faculty's closest partners in education, research and innovation. Trondheim Municipality is an equally important collaborator.
Other important collaborators include SINTEF, Levanger Hospital, Innlandet Hospital, Ålesund Hospital, Gjøvik Municipality and Ålesund Municipality.
Strategic focus areas
The Faculty hosts NTNU Health, one of NTNU's strategic research areas, which aims to stimulate interdisciplinary and innovative solutions to future health challenges.
Among the Faculty's own areas of focus are Innovation and Global Health.
Funding
In 2018, the Faculty's activites represent a total turnover of about NOK 1.4 billion. Of this, external funding totals almost NOK 500 million.