Internal Medicine

The Internal Medicine doctoral degree programme has been created through the merging of three originally individual study disciplines, which have become the sub-specialisations of this unified programme - Dermatovenerology, Cardiology, and Internal Medicine.

The main objective of the programme is to achieve successful inter-disciplinary cooperation through the interaction between the individual sub-specialisations, as well between the specialisations of other doctoral degree programmes at the FM MU, such as Pathophysiology, Chemistry, or Pharmacology. The graduates of this degree programme will be able to succeed in the toughest of competitive environments at the national and international level, thanks to the recent reinforcement of international cooperation with institutes abroad and the emphasis placed upon the encouragement of scientific and publications activities (primarily English publications in international journals with a measured impact factor).

The main focus is to maximize the possible improvement of the quality of the publications of the PhD students, with the maximum effort to ensure the successful defence of their work. The graduates should be primarily prepared to continue their scientific careers at academic institutions.

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

• understand theories, concepts, and methods, which represent the current trends in the discipline corresponding to the doctoral thesis topic, as well as in the larger context, and the general field of internal medicine
• prepare a competitive application for the research project grant
• design the concept of their own research project and then consecutively realise it in cooperation with other team members
• compose scientific articles and publish them in international scientific journals
• work as post-graduate scientists in the Czech Republic as well as abroad
• be aware of and honour the ethical principles of scientific work and specific ethical issues connected to their discipline
• professionally lead the students during their scientific preparation
• provide basic medical care for the patients suffering from issues relevant to their discipline, prescribe medicine, and recommend diagnosis methods

The graduates are able to perform the scientific tasks relevant to their discipline, present their results, and also lecture other students

The graduates of this degree programme are able to succeed in the toughest of competitive environments at the national and international level, thanks to the recent reinforcement of international cooperation with institutes abroad and the emphasis placed upon the encouragement of scientific and publications activities (primarily English publications in international journals with a measured impact factor).

The graduates should be primarily prepared to continue their scientific careers at academic institutions.

Practical experience is obtained through practical work performed by the research group the student belongs to, and further also inside the shared infrastructure. For students specialised in clinical studies, the practical training takes place in the partner medical facilities (The Faculty Hospital in Brno, the Faculty Hospital U sv. Anny).

The standards of dissertation theses at LF MU are regulated by the Dean's Directive No. 5/2021 "Guidelines on the formal requirements of dissertation theses prepared at the MU Faculty of Medicine"

https://www.med.muni.cz/do/med/uredni_deska/pravni_normy/smernice_dekana/2021/VYPRACOVANYCH_NA_LEKARSKE_FAKULTE_MU