Admission Procedures

Faculty of Medicine

The admission procedure for self-payers in English programmes in the academic year 2012/2013

• Further information about the faculty:
  

  Masaryk University Medical Faculty provides two programmes of study through of the medium of the English language: a six-year programme of study in General Medicine and a five-year programme in Dentistry. The curriculum for General Medicine leads to a diploma degree in "Medicinae Universae Doctor" (abbreviated to MUDr., placed in front of the holder’s name). MUDr. is equivalent to M.D., i.e. Doctor of Medicine. The curriculum for Dentistry results in a diploma degree in "Medicinae Dentium Doctor" (abbreviated to MDDr., placed in front of the holder’s name). MDDr. is equivalent to Doctor of Dentistry. Our degrees are fully recognised in the EU, the USA and in most other countries. For information on conditions for full registration and recognition of the diploma degree in Medicine, successful graduates should apply to the local authorities and professional bodies within the country they want to practice medicine. Our Faculty of Medicine is listed in the IMED - FAIMER International Medical Education Directory and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.

• E-mail address
  

  admission@med.muni.cz

• Web site:
  

  http://www.med.muni.cz/index.php?id=9

• Open day:
  

  18.5. 2012, 31.8. 2012 at 10.00 a.m. in the lobby of the Medical Faculty of Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno

• Information on studies in the Course Catalogue:
  

  http://www.med.muni.cz/index.php?id=9

• Information about the faculty:
  

  The Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1919 as one the first faculties of Masaryk University. Presently, it includes 66 institutes and clinics, employing 1,077 personnel. In the two faculty hospitals (Faculty Hospital Bohunice and St. Anne’s Faculty Hospital) there are 3000 beds accessible for teaching, giving students excellent opportunities to see a wide variety of cases, ensuring a rich educational experience. The last part of the new University Campus, spanning some 42,000 m2, was officially opened in 2010. All theoretical classes are taught in state of the art facilities here. Its proximity to Faculty Hospital of Brno Bohunice where a large proportion of the clinical practice takes place make the campus both practical and convenient for both students and staff alike. The Campus provides an ideal environment for education and research with high quality equipment and laboratory technologies where students gain valuable practical experience during the tuition. At the heart of the campus there is the library, which can store half a million volumes and has seating for 600 students. In addition to this, are study rooms for classes or group work, a computer lab and the essential academic bookshop. The campus is connected to Campus Square, a useful commercial complex, where students can stock up on supplies only a stones throw from where their classes are situated. Next to the medical faculty stands the sports grounds and buildings of the Faculty of Sports Studies. Every semester students are encouraged to participate in a sports course, to ensure students are of “healthy body healthy mind”. The Faculty Hospital Bohunice is the largest hospital in not just the City but the surrounding regions, too. Contained within the numerous buildings of the hospital, situated in a well-groomed park are 56 clinics educating and preparing students for medical profession. In addition the Faculty Hospital also involves the Children’s Medical Centre and the Centre for Reproductive Medicine. The second largest faculty hospital is St Anne's, a historic hospital some 225 years old; it compromises of about 30 clinics and departments. An integral part of St. Anne’s Faculty Hospital is the International Clinical Research Center. This unique medical research project is based on the International Space Station model and represents the Mayo Clinic's first large-scale international collaboration. ICRC Brno will focus on cardiovascular and other state-of-the-art medical research. The Masaryk Oncological Institute closely co-operates with the Faculty of Medicine through the University Oncological Centre. This institute belongs to the top-ranking oncological workplaces in the Czech Republic.

• Information about admission procedures:
  

  Every applicant must have successfully completed secondary education (i.e. secondary school, high school, college, etc.) resulting in a school-leaving examination, rewarded with a school-leaving certificate (e.g. A-level certificates). Applicants’ secondary school results and a school-leaving certificate are required for further recognition of their secondary education in the Czech Republic in order to be enrolled.

• Information about the entrance examination:
  

  The entrance examinations will take place abroad via Medical faculty representatives. The students are accepted on the basis of a written entrance examination consisting of three separate tests in the following subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Mathematics. Each test contains 40 multiple choice questions with five possible answers out of which only one answer is correct. Each test takes 60 minutes. No periodic tables or other reference materials are necessary, apart from a simple calculator. The acceptance pass mark in General Medicine is 60%. The acceptance pass mark in Dentistry is 65%.

• Recommended literature to study for the examination:
  

  http://www.med.muni.cz/index.php?id=344 Sample test is possible to buy or to order in the Faculty bookshop, University campus, pavilion A9, Kamenice 5, webpage: http://www.lekarskeknihy.cz/, email: objednavka@lekarskeknihy.cz, phone: +420 549493619

Programme:
Dentistry, Master's studies

• The curriculum in Dentistry lasts 5 years and is concluded with the degree of "Medicinae Dentalis Doctor" (MDDr.) (Doctor of Dental Medicine). The language of tuition is English.

Field of Study:
Dentistry (eng.), study mode: Master's degree programme, full-time study mode, single-subject

General Medicine, Master's studies

• The curriculum in General Medicine lasts 6 years and is concluded with the degree of "Medicinae Universae Doctor" (MUDr.) (= M.D., Doctor of General Medicine).The language of tuition is English.

Field of Study:
General Medicine (eng.), study mode: Master's degree programme, full-time study mode, single-subject