Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Beglinger Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Facharzt für Gastroenterologie FMH Facharzt für Innere Medizin FMH Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine University Hospital Basel Basel, Switzerland. 1970 - 1977 Medical School at the University of Berne, Switzerland 1977 Swiss Medical Boards 1978 Intern at the Divison of Anesthesia, District Hospital Bruderholz, Switzerland 1978 Thesis, Medical School, University of Berne, Switzerland 1978 ECFMG-Exam (Unites States of America) 1979 - 1980 Research Fellow at the Division of Gastroneterology, University Hospital of Basel, Prof. Niklaus Gyr 1980 - 1981 Research Fellow at the Center for Ulcer Research and Education (CURE), Los Angeles, USA 1981 - 1984 Fellow at the Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Basel, Prof. Werner Stauffacher, Prof. Luzius Dettli, Prof. Gilbert Thiel 1984 - 1985 Resident at the Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Basel