The School of Medicine is a HSG institute with a special purpose, which is to organize the Joint Medical Master (JMM-HSG/UZH) in cooperation with the University of Zurich, the Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen and other institutions of the eastern part of Switzerland. The Institute conducts research on the topics of Health Economics, Policy and Management, Digital Health Interventions, Medical Knowledge and Decision Support, Medical Humanities as well as Assessing Innovation in Healthcare and Planetary Health.