Program Overview

Introduction to the Doctoral Study Program in Medical Microbiology and Immunology

The Doctoral Study Program in Medical Microbiology and Immunology is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and methods of medical microbiology and immunology. The program is offered by the Faculty of Medicine at Comenius University in Bratislava.

Program Details

Program Leader

The program leader is Prof. MUDr. Milan Buc, DrSc., from the Immunological Institute of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.

Teachers of Profile Subjects

The teachers of profile subjects include:

• doc. MUDr. Mária Bucová, CSc., mim. prof.
• doc. et doc. MUDr. Adriana Liptáková, PhD., MPH
• doc. RNDr. Vladimíra urmanová, PhD.
• doc. Mgr. Ivana Shawkatová, PhD.

Study Program Advisor

The study program advisor is doc. MUDr. Mária Bucová, CSc., mim. prof.

Potential Supervisors of Doctoral Students

The potential supervisors of doctoral students include:

• doc. MUDr. Mária Bucová, CSc., mim. prof.
• doc. et doc. MUDr. Adriána Liptáková, PhD., MPH
• doc. RNDr. Vladimíra urfinová, PhD.
• doc. Mgr. Ivana Shawkatová, PhD.

Places of Study

The study program takes place at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, including clinical workplaces that are part of university hospitals providing education for students of the Faculty of Medicine.

Awarded Academic Title

The awarded academic title is "doktor" ("philosophiae doctor", abbreviated as "PhD").

Languages of Instruction

The languages of instruction are Slovak and English.

Standard Length of Study

The standard length of study is four years (full-time) or five years (part-time).

Profile of the Graduate and Education Objectives

The education objectives of the doctoral study program in Medical Microbiology and Immunology include the study of mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobial agents, various therapeutic equivalents, and the study of immunogenetic predisposition and immunopathogenesis of infectious and non-infectious diseases. The program aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of medical microbiology, molecular genetics, and immunology, as well as the ability to analyze and interpret data, and to publish and present research results.

Employability of Graduates

Graduates of the program are in demand in various fields, including:

• Healthcare institutions (clinics or departments of clinical microbiology and immunology, laboratory medicine workplaces)
• Education sector (as university teachers or research workers at universities focused on medicine, healthcare sciences, public health, and biology)
• Research institutions (with the possibility of obtaining a scientific-pedagogical degree of docent and professor)
• Pharmaceutical industry

Graduates of the program will be able to analyze human biological samples in research and diagnostic work, diagnose infectious diseases, and differentiate between various diseases. They will also be able to study samples of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, bronchoalveolar fluid, and pleural fluid, as well as tissue samples from tumors, and analyze various humoral factors.

Quality Assessment of the Study Program by Employers

The quality of the study program has been assessed by various employers, including Medirex, s.r.o., the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology at the University Hospital in Martin, and the Microbiological Institute at the University Hospital in Bratislava. These employers have expressed a positive opinion on the quality of the program and support its establishment.