Branch programme/details

Second Faculty of Medicine offers a six-year full-time M.D. study programme in General Medicine.

Entrance exam
The entrance exam will take place on specified dates at the Second Faculty of Medicine of Charles University or at selected locations abroad.
Applicants are accepted on the basis of their results in the admission procedure, which is performed entirely in English. The entrance exam takes place during the determined date at the Second Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague or from January 2024 to July 2024 at cooperating agencies abroad. Information about cooperating agencies is available on the faculty website.
https://www.lf2.cuni.cz/en/applicants/how-to-apply

The entrance exam consists of two parts:
• The first part of the entrance exam
Applicants take a written multiple-choice test corresponding to standard secondary school curricula. The entrance exam topics and examples of the questions are available at our website. The written test comprises 75 questions (20 questions from biology, 20 questions from chemistry, 20 questions from physics and 15 questions from logic). Applicants have 90 minutes to complete the entire test. For each correctly answered question, the applicant gets 3 points. No points are awarded if there is a discrepancy between the final selection and the correct answer. The total number of points that can be obtained for the written test is 225. The completed tests are evaluated anonymously.
The dean will determine the point threshold for advancing to the second part based on the results of the first part of the entrance exam.

• The second part of the entrance exam
Applicants with the best written test results according to the dean’s decision are subsequently invited for the interview. The oral interview takes place in front of a three-member committee of faculty staff. Applicants are expected to demonstrate their interest in the field of study, their ability to discuss medicine-related general topics, and they should be able to defend their opinions. The applicant randomly draws two discussion topics. For each of them he/she can get 1 to 10 points from each committee member, so in total 6 to 60 points can be obtained for the oral part.

The dean may allow the substitute exam to the candidate who
requests it in writing within three days from the date of the exam in due time, in case
the candidate was unable to attend the exam in due time due to serious and documented
reasons, in particular medical reasons. Studying abroad, which is preparation for studying at a
university, is the reason for allowing the substitute date. No further substitute date is allowed.

The point limit for admission is set by the dean based on the results of the entrance exam.

Proof of secondary school education with matriculation exam and the sum of points from the written and oral parts of the admission procedure is the determining factor for the final result of the admission procedure, which will be published in the Study Information System.

Admission to Master's studies is conditioned by completed secondary education confirmed by a school-leaving certificate. Admission to Post-Bachelor studies (Master's programme) is likewise conditioned by completed education in any type of study programme.

Verification method:	entrance exam
Confirmation date (of entrance exam) from:	15.05.2024	Until:	30.06.2024
Alternative date (of entrance exam):	17.06.2024	Until:	31.07.2024

Conditions for admission according to § 49, par. 3 Law no. 111/98 col. About universities, as amended

A. Filing of an application for study, including all necessary requirements and confirmation of receipt of Admission fee, by 30 April of the given year.
B. Filing of an application for admission without entry exam by 31 August of the given year, including full justification for the request.
C. "A tranfer" from another medical faculty may be allowed under specified conditions, and only to the first year of the study. In case of acknowledgement of the subjects passed in previous study, the applicant may be allowed to advance to a higher year of the study (evidence of which shall be submitted by the student by 31 August of the given year).
D. Transfer is only possible within an identical study programme and/or study course.

The Dean of the Faculty may admit the applicant when
1. The applicant fulfils conditions A through C.
2. No more than three differential credits (assessments) shall be required following comparison of the two Faculties' study programmes.
3. The Applicant's grade average is lower then 1.5, including repeated exams.
The Dean of Faculty will consider each request individually and issue the final decision.

Applicants for the master's study program in General Medicine may be allowed to waive the entrance exam if all of the following conditions are met:
1.a) Results in the A-level test – Physics or Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology:
Rating at least: A, A, A
The test must not be taken before the 2021/2022 academic year.
or
1.b) International Baccalaureate (IB) result in area 4 (Experimental Sciences) at a higher level from three subjects (two of which must be Chemistry and Biology), with a total of 19. The total score in IB must be at least 35.
The test must not be taken before the 2021/2022 academic year.
or
1.c) Results of a comparable test (e.g. standard SAT tests /without essay/ and 2 subjects (Biology and one from either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry):
Overall: at least 75th percentile
The test must not be taken before the 2021/2022 academic year.
or

1.d) Grade point average for matriculation (“Abitur”) subjects concerning applicants studying at secondary schools in Germany/Austria equal or less than 1.30; in Switzerland equal or more than 5.50; and in Norway (incl. TOK & EE) equal or more than 50.0 Norwegian Grade points.
The applicant must not have graduated from high school before the 2021/2022 school year.

2) A study applicant who wants to be admitted to the first year of the study without the entrance exam is obliged to send a request to waive the entrance exam together with the study application to the Study Department of the Faculty only electronically by April 30, 2024.

3) The order of applicants will be determined according to the above listed criteria and study averages. The entrance exam may be waived for a maximum of 25 top-scoring applicants in the A-levels, SAT, German matriculation group (“Abitur”), Swiss and Norwegian system and a maximum of 25 top-scoring applicants in the IB group, with all applicants who achieve the same result being issued with the same decision content of the statement (either that the entrance exam was waived or that the entrance exam was not waived).

Graduates are awarded the degree ‘Doctor of General Medicine’ (MUDr.). Teaching at the faculty has been expanded to include paediatric disciplines; graduates can find employment in all medical disciplines.