Medicine

Medicine Course

medicine course

Explore medicine course at University of Debrecen for international students. Gain a global medical education in a vibrant academic environment. Medical studies take six years (ten semesters + 1 year internship). For foreign students the language of instruction is English. However, foreign students are required to learn Hungarian in order to be able to communicate with patients from the third year on. Students who are fluent in Hungarian may join the Hungarian Program of the Medical School.

BLOCKS AND SUBJECTS

During the first two years the curriculum focuses on theoretical aspects of medicine that lay the foundation for subsequent medical subjects.

1st and 2nd year
SubjectsCredit Hours
Biophysics105
Medical Chemistry151
First Aid and Reanimation21
Medical Psychology20
Hungarian Language120
Anatomy, Histology, Embriology296
Molecular Biology71
Cell Biology75
Biochemistry176
Physiology211
Neurobiology128

In the 3rd year, disciplines exploring the theoretical foundations of diseases, as well as the preliminaries of internal medicine and surgery are taught.

3rd and 4th year
SubjectsCredit Hours
Patholgy165
Immunology60
Clinical Biochemistry118
Microbiology110
Prop. Internal Medicine60
Basic Surgical Techniques40
Medical Psychology30
Basic Oncology13
Medical Hungarian Language60
Internal Medicine (Immunology, Rheumatology)45
Prop. Of Surgery45
Clinical Physiology47

In the 4th and 5th years training in pharmacology begins and the study of clinical subjects continues.

4th and 5th year
SubjectsCredit Hours
Pharmacology119
Internal Medicine (Cardiology)49
Preventive Medicine171
Orthopedics35
Radiology21
Surgery63
Obstetrics and Gynecology63
Traumatology35
Bioethics14
Stomatology33
Clinical Genetics21
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Nephrology)49
Urology35
Pulmonology42
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine42
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology, Metabolism)98
Dermatology55
Oxyology42
Pediatrics91
Neurology70
Psychiatry77
Forensic Medicine56
Family Medicine10
Otolaryngology35
Ophthalmology35
Intensive Anesthesiology33
Infectology35
Clinical Oncology21

FINAL EXAMINATIONS
During the 6th and final year students take their final examinations in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, neurology, psychiatry and pediatrics.

6th Year
Internal Medicine10 Weeks
Pedicatrics7 Weeks
Surgery5 Weeks
Obstetrisc and Gynecology5 Weeks
Neurology4 Weeks
Psychiatry4 Weeks
Preparatory Period for the State Examination1 Month

Each final exam is preceded by a two or three month internship period. Students in the final year are required to submit a thesis. The last academic year is concluded with a comprehensive final state examination in which the future medical doctors must demonstrate their competence in the most important practical and theoretical aspects of general medicine. Students having passed all examinations and having successfully defended their theses are granted an M.D. degree.

ELECTIVE COURSES
Required elective courses form a part of the undergraduate training in general medicine. These are, in the Clinical Sciences, based on clinical reality, and practical issues and aspects of direct patient care e.g., patient management, therapeutics and diagnostics. For the Theoretical Sciences these electives are based on aspects of basic research, social sciences, economic and legal sciences.

KAPLAN USMLE SETP 1 PREPARATORY COURSE
The University of Debrecen Medical School gives students the chance to study high yield USMLE Step 1 subjects with Kaplan’s US based expert Medical Faculty at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. The USMLE course includes:
KAPLAN USMLE SETP 1 PREPARATORY COURSE

■ 7 weeks of high-yield live lectures by Kaplan’s US Faculty: – Anatomy – Biochemistry – Behavioral Science- Immunology and Microbiology- Pathology – Pharmacology – Physiology
■ Diagnostic test of 150 questions with performance analysis
■ Subject based assessment tests with explanations
■ Answers and explanations to all subject assessment exams
■ Online Full-length online exam simulation
■ Complete set of lecture notes

Center/Online Prep:
■ 4 Month access to online video lectures (included in Deluxe Prep)
– Nearly 200 hours of updated video
– Lecture content shot in high definition
– Fast online streaming
– Over 8,000 updated presentation slides
■ 4 Month access to online question bank (included in Deluxe Prep)
– Over 2,000 exam-like questions
– 100% exam-like interface

TUITION FEES

The tuition fee for the 1st year of the Medicine Program is 16 900 USD if the total yearly tuition fee is paid in one instalment before registration to the first semester.

The tuition fee can be paid in two instillments: 9 500 USD is due before registration in September and 8 400 USD has to be paid before registration to the second semester in February (totally 17 900 USD).

Scholarships and Financial Aid

International students can apply for a place in the Erasmus mobility program. From the second spent year in the University (BMC year excluded), excellent students may apply for a scholarship that may reach 20% of the tuition fee.

The Registrar’s Office will automatically forward the results of the students who achieved a stipend index of 4.50 or higher in the previous semester to the Committee. There is no need for the students to submit any application for the tuition fee reduction. It is the student’s responsibility to check the grade average of his/her closed semester before the registration period.

Canadian Scholarships and Financial Aid:

Scholarships Canada
www.scholarshipscanada.com
Canadian Bureau for International Education
http://cbie.ca/what-we-do/scholarship-management/
International Scholarship Programs by Canadian Government
www.scholarships.gc.ca

Scholarships and loans offered by certain provinces:

Ontario
Ontario Scholarships
www.ontarioscholarships.ca
Ontario Student Assistant Program
www.osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal

Alberta
Scholarships and bursaries
www.alis.gov.ab.ca/scholarships/

British Columbia
British Columbia scholarships
www.bcscholarships.ca
Provincial government student aid
www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentaidbc/

Manitoba
Manitoba scholarships
http://www.manitobascholarships.ca/
Provincial government student aid
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/msa/

Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Scholarships
http://www.novascotiascholarships.ca/
Provincial student assistance
http://novascotia.ca/studentassistance/

Quebec
Quebec Scholarships
www.quebecscholarships.ca
Provincial government loans and bursaries
http://www.afe.gouv.qc.ca/en/loans-and-bursariesfull-time-studies/loans-and-bursaries-program/

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Scholarships
http://www.saskatchewanscholarships.ca/
Saskatchewan student loans
http://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/education-and-learning/student-loans

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