Personal profile
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Uddannelse
1990: Nysproglig studentereksamen, Aurehøj Gymnasium, København.
1991: 1-årigt studieophold, Cambridge, England.
1998 : 6 mdr. studieophold, Vanderbilt Medical School, Tennessee, USA.
2001: Kandidateksamen i Medicin, Københavns Universitet.
Kliniske ansættelser
2000: 3 mdr. lægevikariat ved Afdeling for Lungemedicin, Hvidovre Hospital.
2001: 2 mdr. lægevikariat ved Afdeling for Lungemedicin, Hvidovre Hospital.
2002: Færdiggjort turnusansættelse ved Gastrokirurgisk Afdeling samt Gastromedicinsk afdeling, Glostrup Hospital. Herefter orlov fra turnus for at lave Ph.d. projekt.
2007: Færdiggjort turnusansættelse i almen praksis i Holte.
2008: 1-årig introduktionsstilling ved Psykiatrisk afdeling, Rigshospitalet. Afsluttet 31.01.2009
2009: 2-måneders ansættelse ved Psykiatrisk Afdeling, Dronning Ingrids Hospital , Nuuk
2009: 5-måneders ansættelse ved Psykiatrisk Traumeklink for Flygtninge, Psykiatrisk Afdeling, Gentofte Hospital
Universitetsansættelser
1997: 1-årigt skolarstipendiat fra Kræftens Bekæmpelse til udarbejdelse af prisopgaven:
"Er der lige adgang til hospitalsbehandling i Danmark?" ved Afdeling for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet. Tildelt Guldmedalje ved Københavns Universitet for ovenstående opgave.
2003: Ansat i 5 mdr. som forskningsassistent ved Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights, Boston School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, USA.
2003: Ansat i 4 mdr. som forskningsassistent ved Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
2003-2007: Tildelt 3-årigt ph.d. stipendium fra Københavns Universitet. Afhandlingen med titlen: "Migrants' access to healthcare"blev forsvaret d.10 juni 2008.
2004: Barselsorlov i 10 måneder under ph.d. studiet.
2009: Ansat som ekstern lektor ved Afdeling for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet.
2009: Ansat som post doc ved Afdeling for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet.
2010: Ansat som forskningsleder ved Forskningscenter for migration, etnicitet og sundhed, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet.
Frivilligt arbejde
1996 - 2002: Medlem af bestyrelsen for nødhjælpsorganisationen Læger uden Grænser.
1999: Udsendt 2 mdr. for Læger uden Grænser til Sudan og Kenya.
1999: Udsendt 3 mdr. for Læger uden Grænser til Albanien.
Udvalgte kurser
1997: Nordic Summer School of Cancer Epidemiology, The Nordic Cancer Societies.
1997: 'Logistisk Regressions Analyse', Københavns Universitet.
1999: 'Tropemedicin', Københavns Universitet.
2003: 'Basalstatistik', Biostatistisk Afdeling, Københavns Universitet.
2003: ‘Principles of Epidemiology', Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
2003: ‘Questionnaire Survey Methods', Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
2003: ‘Health and Human Rights', Boston School of Public Health, USA.
Kursusleder og undervisning
- Kursusleder med adjunkt Tania Dræbel på fsv bachelor kursus: "Immigrant and refugee health" i efteråret 2008 og 2009 og forelæser mm. ved kurserne.
- Kursusleder ved MIH uddannelsens modul II om 'Healthcare systems in low and middle income societies' 2010 og forelæser mm. ved dette kursus.
Anden undervisning
- Forelæsninger I ‘Migration and health' ved Copenhagen School of Global Health, Summerschool; 2004-2010.
- Forelæsninger ved 'Etnicitet og Sundhed' ved can scien san uddannelsen, kursus i Sundhed og Levekår, 2007-2009.
- Forelæsninger i 'Etnicitet og Sundhed' ved medicin uddannelsen i Social Medicin, 2007, 2010.
- Forelæsninger i ‘Migration and health' ved Antropologi, KU's migrations initiativ 2009-2010.
- Forelæsning om 'etnisk ulighed i sundhed' ved fsv-bachelor kursus om social ulighed i sundhed.
- Forelæsning om 'etnisk og social ulighed sundhed' ved MPH uddannelsen
- Herudover undervist ved talrige andre møder, seminarer, konferencer og kurser omkring migration og sundhed og ulighed i adgang til sundhedsvæsenet.
Vejledning
- FSV 1 års opgaver
- FSV bachelor opgaver
- FSV specialestuderende
- OSVAL I
- Can scien san speciale studerende
- MIH studerende
Short presentation
Primary research areas
Scientific main interest lies within the field of equity and health; migration and health and health services research. A particular focus is on the impact of ethnicity and migration on health conditions and access to health care; vulnerable migrant groups; mental health and chronic diseases among migrants.
Current research
Marie Nørredam is involved in a number of research projects within the area equity and health and migration and health
- Refugee children’s health.
- Mortality patterns among migrants.
- Use of mental health care services among migrants.
- Cancer diagnosis and survival among migrants.
- Undocumented migrants’ health and access to care.
- Asylum seekers’ health and access to care.
- Equity in access to and use of healthcare services
Please see the publication list for most recent publications
Teaching
Teaches/lectures primarily in migration and health and inequality and health/access to health care.
Marie Nørredam teaching experiences from several educations at the Faculty of Health, the University of Copenhagen:
- Bachelor- and Master education in Public Health
- Medicine
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of International Health (MIH)
- Copenhagen School of Global Health, summer school
- Anthropology for Copenhagen University’s initiative on migration
Marie Nørredam is course director for the Public Health bachelor course: “Immigrant and refugee health”; Module II about ‘Healthcare systems in low and middle income societies’ at Master of International Health; and PhD-course on: ‘A general Introduction to Theory and Methods in migration and health research’.
Marie Nørredam supervises students in Public Health, Medicine, Master of Public Health, Master of Health etc. in topics within health services research, metnal health, health and life conditions for migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the organization of the health care system.
Possible conflicts of interest
None
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
- migration and minorities
- refugee
- Access to Health care
- Equity and health
- health and human rights
- Health and illness
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Beyond broad categories: understanding ethnic differences in long COVID
Agyemang, C. & Norredam, M., 2026, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 63, 2 p., 101622.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research
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Ethnic Differences in Symptom Burden, Work and Daily Life: A Study of Long COVID Patients in Denmark
Goldschmidt, M. I., Mkoma, G. F., Petersen, J. H., Agyemang, C., Rostila, M., Thaning, P., Hansen, E. F., Benfield, T. & Norredam, M., 29 Jan 2026, In: Journal of General Internal Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Experiences of access to care, diagnosis and rehabilitation among a multiethnic patient population with long COVID in Denmark: A qualitative study
Goldschmidt, M. I., Torensma, M., Beune, E., Agyemang, C., Rostila, M., Benfield, T., Norredam, M. & Moseholm, E., 2026, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 54, 4, p. 366-376 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring stroke awareness in an ethnic minority population: the impact of language and social support
Møller, O. M., Christensen, U., Johnsen, S. P., Lund, R. & Norredam, M., 2026, In: BMC Public Health. 26, 1, 11 p., 545.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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High Tuberculosis Incidence Among Refugee Minors in Denmark: A Register-Based Cohort Study
Kristensen, K. L., Lillebaek, T., Exsteen, B. B., Koch, A., Kruse, A., Ravn, P. & Norredam, M., 2026, In: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). 115, 5, p. 1099-1105 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Referral to Municipal Rehabilitation Services after Stroke: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study
Thaarup, M., Ebbesen, B. H., Møller, O. M., Kristensen, K. S., Nørredam, M. L., Hedegaard, J. N., Johnsen, S. P. & Nielsen, P. B., 2 Jan 2026, In: Cerebrovascular Diseases. p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ukrainian refugees’ experiences with the Danish healthcare system: A survey-based study
Vereshchakina, V., Marti-Castaner, M., Benedetti, G., Schönemann, A. M., Sorensen, J. & Norredam, M., 2026, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Uptake rates of influenza vaccination in over 65s in Denmark: a comparison between Danish-born and migrant populations, 2015-21
Deal, A., Hayward, S. E., Kristensen, K. L., Seedat, F., Petersen, J. H., Friedland, J. S., Valentiner-Branth, P., Nørredam, M. & Hargreaves, S., 2026, In: European Journal of Public Health. 36, 1, p. 220-227 8 p., ckaf148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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