Program Overview

Introduction to the Medicine Program

The Medicine program at Jagiellonian University is a long-cycle, full-time study program that leads to the professional title of Lekarz (equivalent of Medical Doctor). The program is taught in Polish and has a general academic profile. It lasts for 6 years (12 semesters) and is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in medical sciences.

Program Description

The program of the first three years of study includes teaching in the theoretical disciplines of medical sciences, such as:

• Normal anatomy
• Biology with embryology
• Histology with cytophysiology
• General and organic chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Physiology
• Biophysics
• Microbiology
• Immunology
• Genetics
• Path morphology
• Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology

From the fourth to the sixth year of studies, the teaching of basic clinical disciplines is conducted, including:

• Pediatrics with pediatric surgery
• Internal diseases
• Surgery
• Orthopedics and traumatology
• Gynecology and obstetrics
• Ophthalmology
• Infectious diseases
• Psychiatry
• Neurology with neurosurgery
• ENT
• Hygiene
• Radiology
• Clinical and environmental toxicology
• Emergency medicine
• Public health
• Nuclear medicine
• Occupational medicine and occupational diseases
• Immunology
• Clinical microbiology

Curriculum Overview

The program curriculum provides information about the subjects students will attend during their studies. It indicates which subjects are scheduled for each semester, which are mandatory, and which belong to the group of elective subjects. Each subject has its syllabus, which describes what students learn within the scope of that subject.

Student Life

Time spent at the university is not all about education and class participation; it is also an excellent opportunity to develop hobbies and interests. Many research societies and student organizations work at the Jagiellonian University, including faculty- and university-wide ones. These societies allow students to spend their free time actively, gain knowledge, develop their talents, participate in engaging, unconventional projects, go on research and team-building trips, participate in conferences, and meet fellow students outside the lecture halls.

Admission to Studies

Admission to study programs at the Jagiellonian University is conducted electronically in the Online Application System. Detailed information about admission to this study program, including information on the method of calculating the result, qualification criteria, fees, deadlines, and a list of required documents, is available on the Online Application System.

Graduates

Graduates of the Medical program receive a diploma and the professional title of Lekarz (equivalent of Medical Doctor). They are prepared to work in:

• Public and private health care facilities
• Education
• Research institutions and research and development centers
• Institutions dealing with counseling and disseminating knowledge in the field of health education

Further Education Possibilities

Graduates can pursue further education in:

• Doctoral School, such as the Doctoral School in Medical and Health Sciences
• Post-diploma programs
• Second-cycle programs

Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine is a thriving, modern, and most significant unit of the Jagiellonian University – Collegium Medicum, boasting excellent research and teaching staff. The high level of education at the faculty has been confirmed by awarding the scientific category A in the classification of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the prestigious status of the National Scientific Leading Center KNOW in a scientific consortium with the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków. The oldest medical Faculty of the Jagiellonian University offers three fields of study: medicine, medicine and dentistry, and dietetics, for many years, these fields of studies conducted at the faculty lead in rankings prepared by the Education Foundation “Perspektywy” and talented students win the prestigious Diamond Grant program. The Faculty also provides education within the Medical School for Foreigners of the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, which offers two medical study programs in which teaching is conducted only in English.