The Cooperative Doctoral Study Course "Health Services Research: Collaborative Care" is characterized by the following objectives:
Cross-linkage of varios profiles and types of institutions of higher education: extended gain of knowledge by joining fundamental and applied research
Creating cross-university and cross-faculty training and research structures: learning about other degree courses and disciplines, constructive analysis of the respective perspectives
Concentration of competencies in psychology, medicine, health pedagogy, developmental sciene, ethics, sociology and (social) gerontology in reference to lifetime perspective