For staff at the Department of Medicine, Solna
This page contains information and news for staff and affiliates at the Department of Medicine, Solna, at Karolinska Institutet (KI). Further information and general details about your work and employment at KI can be found on other pages in the staff portal.
Our organisation and contact details
MedS is one of the largest departments at KI with approximately 430 employees, 500 associated and approximately 230 PhD students. The department consists of ten divisions, corresponding to our main research areas.
Read more about MedS organisation and find contact information to both the management and the administration at the department.
New employee at the department?
When you become employed at MedS, you will receive an introduction from your immediate supervisor. You can also find a lot of useful information on the Guide for new colleagues at KI and the pages Your Employment here on the staff portal.
Information related to your work and employment
KI’s staff portal is aimed at all employees and affiliated staff and contains everything you need to carry out your work tasks. Here, you can also keep up to date with what’s happening at the university.
Work environment at MedS
At the department, a safe, inclusive, and sustainable work environment is a natural and prioritised part of our operations. We work actively and long-term to create good conditions for everyone’s safety, health, well-being, development, and goal achievement.
If you have any questions or would like information about health and safety at work, please feel free to contact the environment group at MedS.
Borrow a gym at MedS!
The Department of Medicine Solna has purchased some mobile gyms that can be borrowed within the department. Having exercise equipment nearby can be a good way to get a few minutes of exercise during the day - good for both body and mind.
Read more about available equipment and how you proceed.
Local crisis management
If an unforeseen and serious incident would affect, or be likely to affect, staff or students at MedS, the department’s local crisis management team will be activated.
MedS News - the department's newsletter
MedS News is published four times a year and is an internal newsletter for all employees and affiliated at the Department of Medicine, Solna. The main purpose of the newsletter is to make people and activities more visible to us working at or with MedS.
All employees and affiliates are welcome to contribute to the newsletter. Contact us by: news@meds.ki.se
Editor: Karin Broms
Publisher: Helena Erlandsson Harris, Head of Department
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