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Viljar Standnes

Portrait of Viljar Standnes

Sixth-year medical student at the University of Southern Denmark, founder of Kliniq and national leader of ANSA Denmark.

Currently on exchange at the University of Bergen. From Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway.

Clinical experience

More than 3,000 hours in Norwegian and Danish healthcare, most of it alongside school and medical studies.

  1. Home care assistant

    Fjaler municipality

    Oct 2020 – present

    Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway

    • A wide range of home-care tasks for elderly people in their own homes, including giving medication, filling dosette boxes, taking blood samples and giving injections.
    • Holiday cover and periods of full-time work.
  2. Nursing substitute

    Vagtordningen, Region of Southern Denmark

    Nov 2023 – Apr 2026

    Denmark

    • Ward shifts and one-to-one patient observation (gangvagt and fastvagt) on departments across the Region of Southern Denmark.
  3. Phlebotomist

    Vagtordningen, Region of Southern Denmark

    Dec 2023 – Nov 2025

    Denmark

    • Venous blood sampling and ECGs in the outpatient clinic and the emergency department (FAM) at Odense University Hospital.
    • Patients from across the hospital, working in a team of medical students.
  4. Nursing home assistant

    Askvoll municipality

    Oct 2022 – Aug 2025

    Norway

    • Holiday cover; residents with dementia.
  5. Ward assistant (gangvakt), Department of Surgery

    Helse Førde

    May 2024 – Jul 2024

    Førde, Norway

Clinical placements

  1. Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Kvinneklinikken)

    Haukeland University Hospital · 3 weeks

    Sep – Oct 2026

    Bergen, Norway

  2. Paediatrics

    Haukeland University Hospital · 3 weeks

    Sep 2026

    Bergen, Norway

  3. Plastic Surgery (Department Z)

    Odense University Hospital · 4 weeks

    May – Jun 2026

    Odense, Denmark

  4. Haematology (Department X)

    Odense University Hospital · 4 weeks

    Apr – May 2026

    Odense, Denmark

  5. Anaesthesia, Department O (orthopaedic and trauma cases)

    Odense University Hospital · 2 weeks

    Apr 2025

    Odense, Denmark

Founding & leadership

  1. Founder

    Kliniq

    Apr 2026 – present

    Odense, Denmark

    A free study platform for medical students at kliniq.dk. Built together with Christian Y. Wu since September 2026, who leads tech and business. I lead content and medical quality.

    • Turned past exam sets from SDU and the University of Bergen into more than 23,000 interactive questions across 23 modules.
    • Every explanation teaches the principle behind the answer and is checked against the official answer key.
    • Every error report from users is traced to its source before anything is changed.
    • Built preparation material for clinical placements, and host Anki decks for every SDU module (by Masi Saffi).
    • Expanding to more universities through student ambassadors.
  2. National leader, ANSA Denmark

    ANSA – Association of Norwegian Students Abroad

    Mar 2025 – present

    Denmark

    ANSA Denmark is the association’s largest branch, representing more than 1,700 Norwegian students in Denmark.

    • Organise the annual general meeting and events.
    • Advocate for the rights and interests of Norwegian students abroad.
    • Follow up the five local chapters.
  3. Treasurer, ANSA Denmark

    ANSA – Association of Norwegian Students Abroad

    Mar 2024 – Mar 2025

    Denmark

Education

  1. Exchange semester

    University of Bergen

    Autumn 2026

    Bergen, Norway

  2. Master’s in Medicine (cand.med.)

    University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

    Sep 2025 – present

    Odense, Denmark

  3. Bachelor’s in Medicine

    University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

    Jan 2023 – Apr 2025

    Odense, Denmark

  4. Upper secondary school, science track

    Dale vidaregåande skule

    Aug 2019 – Jun 2022

    Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway

Courses

  1. Hygiene for clinicians

    Odense University Hospital (e-learning)

    2025

    Odense, Denmark

  2. Nursing substitute course (SPV)

    Sep – Oct 2023

    Denmark

  3. Cardiac arrest course

    2020

    Norway

Outside medicine

  1. Co-founder and leader

    Pacemakers, running club at SDU

    May 2023 – present

    Odense, Denmark

    • Lead the club together with Adesh Easwaralingam.
    • First SDU RUN in September 2026: a 5 km campus run for SDU students and staff with more than 100 participants.
  2. Sunnfjord Ultra, 53 km and about 2,000 m of climbing

    Jul 2024 and Jul 2025

    Førde, Norway

    8th overall in 2024, completed again in 2025.

    Featured in Firda, July 2025

  3. Substitute teacher

    Dingemoen skule

    Sep 2022 – Jan 2023

    Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway

In the press

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Norway

    On switching from Norwegian to Danish student support.

Languages

Norwegian (native) · Danish (fluent at work – my medical studies and clinical work in Denmark are in Danish) · English (fluent)