Medicine and Dentistry ****************************************************************************************** * Quick links ****************************************************************************************** How to prepare for asmissions? What is the difference between our medical faculties? Why we have five medical faculties? ****************************************************************************************** * Study offer ****************************************************************************************** Charles University offers five distinct study programmes in General Medicine and three pro Dentstry. Both options are available in English or Czech languages. You can compare their requirements here: • General Medicine in English [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php? do=obory&fakulta=&fst=D&druh=M&stupr=&obor1=&iscedkod=0912&jazyk=ENG&delka=&fulltext="] • General Medicine in Czech [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php? do=obory&fakulta=&fst=D&druh=M&stupr=&obor1=&iscedkod=0912&jazyk=CZE&delka=&fulltext=&zo +5+items"] (5 programmes) • Dentistry in English [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php? do=obory&fakulta=&fst=D&druh=M&stupr=&obor1=&iscedkod=0911&jazyk=ENG&delka=&fulltext=&zo +3+items"] (3 programmes) • Dentistry in Czech [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php? do=obory&fakulta=&fst=D&druh=M&stupr=&obor1=&iscedkod=0911&jazyk=CZE&delka=&fulltext=&zo +3+items"] (3 programmes) Submitting separate applications for multiple study programmes is possible, even encourage you higher chances of being admitted. All our study programmes are uninterrupted – not divided into Bachelor’s and Master’s leve Medicine lasts for 6 years and leads you to the Master’s degree MUDr. (Medicinae Universae of General Medicine). Dentistry lasts for 5 years and culminates in the Master’s degree MD Dentium Doctor = Doctor of Dental Medicine). After completing the Master’s degree, graduates may find a job straight away, continue ont programme, and/or enrol in a specialisation training [ URL "UKEN-1165.html "] (most often) Other study options Prospective students also often consider applying for a study programme in Pharmacy [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php? do=obory&fakulta=&fst=D&druh=M&stupr=&obor1=&iscedkod=0916&jazyk=&delka=&fulltext=&zobraz= +2+items"] or [Natural] Science [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php do=detail_obor&id_obor=30877"] . If you already hold a Bachelor's degree in Medicine, Science or any other related field, y a follow-up Master's studies of Pharmaceutical Sciences [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/ index.php?do=obory&fakulta=&fst=D&druh=N&stupr=&obor1=&iscedkod=0916&jazyk=&delka=&fulltex +1+item"] or Addictology [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php? do=detail_obor&id_obor=30098"] . Study programmes General Nursing [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.ph do=obory&fakulta=&fst=&druh=&stupr=&obor1=&amp +Nursing&iscedkod=&zobraz=Show+3+items"] , Paediatric Nursing [ URL "https studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php?do=detail_obor&id_obor=24005"] , and Intensive Ca "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php?do=detail_obor&id_obor=23995" Czech Language only. The language barrier can be overcome by joining our language courses ujop.cuni.cz/UJOPEN-43.html"] first. ****************************************************************************************** * Preparation for admissions ****************************************************************************************** If you find questions in the sample tests down below challenging, we have a solution for y programmes at Charles University are great opportunity for you to maximize the chances of entrance exams. • improve your knowledge of general biology, medical biology, chemistry, physics, and medi • acquire basic knowledge of Latin, field-specific English, and Czech • get support when adjusting to a new culture • find guidance through the admission procedure • ease your further university studies Find out more about foundation programmes [ URL "UKEN-556.html "] Foundation programmes are available in both English and Czech languages. ****************************************************************************************** * Overview of our medical faculties ****************************************************************************************** Charles University has five faculties of medicine, three of which are in Prague, one is lo and one in Hradec Králové. Names of the Prague faculties include numbers signifying the or were established. All of them are independent institutions of equal standing, each having facilities and Admissions Offices. They all offer degree programmes in English and the awa comparable. The curriculum is fully compatible with the current international standards an by the European Union. There are differences mainly as to the: • teaching methods • size of the student body • student-staff ratio • admissions criteria • location • tuition fees All medical faculties offer entrance examination in Czechia and abroad, some also online. representatives below for available dates and locations. First Faculty of Medicine The First Faculty of Medicine is located right in the beating heart of Prague's city centr General Medicine and Dentistry, it also offers Addictology as a separate follow-up master' its five clinical facilities and the largest student community, it is our biggest medical Undergraduate programmes: General Medicine (6 years), Dentistry (5 years) Annual tuition fee: EUR 24,330 (both General Medicine and Dentistry) Number of international students (approx.): 800-900 Admission rate (22/23): 41,7% Location: Prague Application deadline: April 30 Contact: admissions@lf1.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:admissions@lf1.cuni.cz"] ; phone +420 224 96 • Admissions website [ URL "https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/applicants"] • Sample test [ URL "http://en.lf1.cuni.cz/sample-questions"] • List of representatives abroad [ URL "https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/international-representativ Second Faculty of Medicine The Second Faculty of Medicine takes pride in its favourable teacher-student ratio. Such a approach only enhances the quality of the teaching methods. Thanks to the historical devel the best place to focus on paediatry. Students have access to the biggest clinical facilit and one of the biggest in all Europe, the University Hospital in Motol. Undergraduate programme: General Medicine (6 years) Annual tuition fee: EUR 18,660 Number of international students (approx.): 200-300 Admission rate (22/23): 27% Location: Prague Application deadline: April 30 Contact: admissions@lfmotol.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:admissions@lfmotol.cuni.cz"] ; phone: +4 • Admissions website [ URL "https://www.lf2.cuni.cz/en/news/applicant"] • Sample test [ URL "https://www.lf2.cuni.cz/en/applicants/how-to-apply/entrance-examinati • List of representatives abroad [ URL "https://www.lf2.cuni.cz/en/applicants/how-to-apply agencies"] • Dates of entrance exams [ URL "https://www.lf2.cuni.cz/en/applicants/how-to-apply/apply- Third Faculty of Medicine The Third Medical Faculty stands out for its unique way of teaching. So-called "modules" l subjects together into a problem-based curriculum. Modules are taught simultaneously, allo to have more comprehensive understanding the subject while stimulating the individual appr The acquisition of practical skills is emphasised as students meet patients already from t onwards. Undergraduate programme: General Medicine (6 years) Annual tuition fee: EUR 17,040 Number of international students (approx.): 500-600 Admission rate (22/23): 32,8% Location: Prague Application deadline: March 31 / April 30 Contact: entranceexams@lf3.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:entranceexams@lf3.cuni.cz"] ; phone +420 • Admissions website [ URL "http://www.lf3.cuni.cz/3LFEN-14.html"] • Sample test [ URL "http://www.lf3.cuni.cz/3LFEN-13.html"] • List of representatives and entrance exams abroad [ URL "https://www.lf3.cuni.cz/3LFEN-8 Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen The Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen is located in a modern campus in close proximity to its facilities. The campus includes a state-of-the-art Biomedical Centre and Simulation Centre practice emergency and intensive care using the latest technologies. On-hands medical expe study groups is a hallmark of this faculty. Undergraduate programmes: General Medicine (6 years), Dentistry (5 years) Annual tuition fee: EUR 15,820 (General Medicine and Dentistry) Number of international students (approx.): 500 Admission rate (22/23): 40,6% Location: Pilsen Application deadline: April 30 Contact: admission@lfp.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:admission@lfp.cuni.cz"] ; phone +420 377 593 • Admissions website [ URL "http://www.lfp.cuni.cz/sekce/123-home.html"] • Syllabus of entrance exam [ URL "http://www.lfp.cuni.cz/clanek/253-syllabus-of-entrance- • List of representatives abroad [ URL "https://lfp.cuni.cz/clanek/6809-applying-with-an-a Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové The Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové is one of our smaller faculties with family atmo vibrant student life. Together with several other institutions of higher education, it len beautiful college town a youthful touch. The faculty also developed a wide range of academ stimulating the modernization of its facilities. Undergraduate programmes: General Medicine (6 years), Dentistry (5 years) Annual tuition fee: EUR 16,220 (General Medicine); EUR 16,630 (Dentistry) Number of international students (approx.): 300-400 Admission rate (22/23): 30,2% Location: Hradec Králové Application deadline: April 30 Contact: students@lfhk.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:students@lfhk.cuni.cz"] ; phone +420 495 816 -438 at the end) • Admissions website [ URL "https://www.lfhk.cuni.cz/Applicants/"] • Sample test [ URL "https://www.lfhk.cuni.cz/Applicants/Undergraduate-Study/Admission-Pro Test-and-Recommended-Literature/"] • List of representatives and entrance exams abroad [ URL "https://www.lfhk.cuni.cz/Applic Undergraduate-Study/Admission-Process/Entrance-Examination-Terms/"] ****************************************************************************************** * Why we have five medical faculties? ****************************************************************************************** Our faculties of medicine follow the long tradition of medical education at Charles Univer constituted one of its four original pillars of knowledge since the foundation in 1348. In academic year, the Faculty of Medicine was divided into Czech and German institutions, alo university. Following the events on November 17, 1939, Nazis closed the Czech University a reopened only in May 1945. The following year, the German University was shut down, while Faculty of Medicine acquired the property of the former German Faculty of Medicine. In 1945, the Faculty of Medicine also established two of its branches outside the capital, became independent institutions: • Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové (LFHK) [ URL "https://www.lfhk.cuni.cz/"] in East • Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen (LFP) [ URL "http://lfp.cuni.cz/clanek/240-introduction-an in West Bohemia In 1953, the Ministry of Higher Education split the Faculty of Medicine in Prague into thr faculties with slightly different focuses: • Faculty of General Medicine with focus on Stomatology, today's First Faculty of Medicine "https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/undergraduate-studies-master-studies-20212022"] • Faculty of Pediatric Medicine, today's Second Faculty of Medicine (LF2) [ URL "http://ww en/study/applicants/how-to-apply"] • Medical Faculty of Hygiene, today's Third Faculty of Medicine (LF3) [ URL "https:// www.lf3.cuni.cz/3LFEN-11.html"] You may apply to all our medical faculties at once, but you have to complete a separate ap every faculty. Each faculty has specific entry requirements and entrance exams. For more d the defferences, please visit this blog post [ URL "https://ujop.cuni.cz/UJOPEN-216.html"] medical faculties of CU are discussed, including their examination criteria.