General Medicine

This six-year full-time Master’s study programme is designed to prepare students for the medical profession. By completing their studies, students earn the MUDr. (Doctor of General Medicine) degree. The programme is designed for graduates of secondary schools completed with a school-leaving examination. In the course of the first two years, the curriculum includes primarily theoretical courses (Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Anatomy, Histology, and Physiology). To be able to complete these courses, students need excellent knowledge of science subjects at grammar school level. The classes consist of lectures, laboratory practicals, and seminars.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• use obtained theoretical knowledge and practical skills defined by the preclinical and clinical courses annotations on the human health
• identify the life-threatening conditions in the clinical courses and clinical praxis and to provide qualified help
• is informed about the diagnostics and therapeutics of the common somatic and psychiatric diseases that are important due to their severity, including their genetic background
• perform and handle basic clinical examination of the patients including basic paraclinical (technical) methods, laboratory results interpretation and differential diagnostics
• practically perform basic medical and nursing tasks
• be oriented in basic medical assessment activities
• practically apply rules of the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and health promotion
• be oriented in the healthcare management and the basic law principles of the Czech republic, and to understand social and economic determinants of the health and consequences of diseases
• be oriented in the field of radiation protection
• control the basic methods of the medical psychology and professional ethics in the physician-patients relationship and to apply them in the daily clinical praxis
• individually seek and process information about relevant topics, to be oriented in the methodology of the scientific work, to understand principles of scientific work evaluation and to be oriented in the basic data analysis
• prove active knowledge of English on the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) certified by the accredited examinations and the active knowledge of Latin

Graduates can apply for a wide range of positions in all the disciplines of medicine including the food, water, and product safety services and paediatrics. They can also work as research workers in biomedical science disciplines or as specialized representatives of pharmacological companies.

The degree programme meets all statutory requirements for obtaining the qualification of Doctor of Medicine pursuant to Article no. 4 of the Act no. 95/2004 Sb., as well as all criteria concerning basic medical training as defined by the Article 24 of the Directive no. 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and Council. /

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In the course of the fourth and fifth years, students complete internships at individual clinics and attend lectures that complement the clinical instruction. During the last year of studies, students attend pre-graduation practical training, working at clinics and departments under the supervision of experienced physicians. In the course of the studies, students also complete 4 blocks of summer practical training where they learn about the operation of healthcare facilities and procedures used in practice.

Preclinical practice and preclinical lectures can be attended in the theoretical departments of the Faculty of Medicine or with the consent of the relevant course guarantor abroad. In this case, the course guarantor will grant recognition of the course after comparing the syllabus of the relevant curriculum course with the course's syllabus at the host institution.

Clinical practice and clinical lectures can be attended in the faculty hospitals or with the consent of the relevant course guarantor at an institution abroad. In this case, the course guarantor will grant recognition of the course after comparing the syllabus of the relevant curriculum course with the course's syllabus at the host institution. Students submit either an official transcript issued by the host institution or a logbook with an exact defined list of clinical performances after completing a mobility stay abroad.

Student mobilities abroad are always administered under official mobility programmes and registered in the student’s study evidence in the Information System of Masaryk University (IS MU).

Recognition of course completion (preclinical and clinical) at a foreign institution is always individually assessed and recognized by the Vice-Dean for International Affairs and International Students. It is confirmed in a mobility programme agreement signed by three parties (a student, Vice-Dean for International Affairs and International Students at FM MU, and a responsible person at a foreign institution).

A graduate of a Master's programme in General Medicine may, after fulfilling the conditions of admission, continue in any subsequent doctoral study program. At the Faculty of Medicine Masaryk university it is possible to continue in 26 branches of doctoral study program.