Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
With more than 100 departments and institutes across four campuses and 3,293 beds, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin stands as one of Europe’s largest and most prestigious university medical centers. Integrating research, teaching, and clinical care, Charité is uniquely positioned as both a medical school and university hospital, ensuring that scientific discovery and medical practice go hand in hand.
The institution employs around 20,600 staff Charité-wide and nearly 24,300 across its wider group of companies, making it one of Berlin’s largest employers in 2024. Charité is internationally recognized for its expertise in diagnosing and treating severe, complex, and rare diseases, while also serving as a leader in innovation and translational medicine.
Its translational research model bridges laboratory discoveries with clinical practice, applying scientific advances directly to prevention, diagnostics, and therapies, while clinical insights shape new research directions. Alongside first-class patient care, Charité is committed to world-class teaching, training, and education, cultivating the next generation of healthcare professionals and scientists.
Everything at Charité revolves around advancing health and improving patient outcomes, cementing its role as a cornerstone of modern medicine in Europe and beyond.
