General Medicine University of Ostrava

Overview

Studies at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava are focused on an individual student, not just a group of students. The Faculty provides a family-like, friendly environment and modern teaching facilities that are up to date with the latest technologies in education or medicine. Since the academic year 2022/2023, it also offers instruction in a new simulation centre. In the first two years of study, students acquire theoretical knowledge and skills mainly in Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical Biophysics, Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Physiology, etc.

Key facts

These courses are followed by pre-clinical courses such as Pathology, Microbiology, Pathological Physiology and Pharmacology and, later, clinical courses (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Paediatrics, Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Clinical Oncology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Forensic Medicine, etc.).

During their studies, students also encounter public health courses (Epidemiology, Social Medicine, Medical Law) and others (Clinical Genetics and Foetal Medicine, Medical Immunology and Medical Ethics).

The curriculum also includes the promotion of other skills relevant to the profession such as Medical Psychology or language training including Latin terminology.

Integral parts of the curriculum are practical training and internships in the main clinical specialties (Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics) as well as in a general practitioner's office.

The curriculum now includes research-oriented courses extending from the first semester of the first year to the end of the fifth year, when each students will defend their own research work under the guidance of a supervisor, demonstrating their ability to think critically, use scientific literature, etc.