9.14.2011

Charles 3rd Faculty / Czech

Founded at
University-1902 (roots), Faculty of Hygiene-1953, Medical School-1990,

English med program-1991
In 1953, Charles 1st Faculty is started as General Medicine School, 2nd Faculty as Pediatrics, and 3rd Faculty as Faculty of Hygiene, and in 1990 they are all turned to medical schools.

Education Method
Integrated and problem oriented learning(PBL), started in 1996  

Staff
139 prof, 78 associate prof, 290 senior lecturer, 32 lecturer, 13 instructor, 54 in research, 167 others, 673 faculty total

Student number
258 total English program students,
over 100 graduates in 20 years

Teaching setting
3 faculty hospitals, 1 military hospital, 1 psychiatry center, mother/child institute, 2 more hospitals, State Health Institute
Total bed number :
Inpatient/year :

Outpatient/year :


International recognition
?

Affiliation

Duration
6 years

Class size

max 60

Admission

High school graduation, written/oral exam (Bio, Chem, Phys)

Tuition fee

290.000CZK/year

Reduction/Scholarship/Loan/Award 

Loan for US citizens (Federal Family Education Loan Program)

Transfer

Premed

January to May (Bio, Chem, Phys, medical English, Czech), fee: 4.400Euro

Representative

My personal comment about website

Weak info, good design

My personal comment on school

Charles 2nd Faculty / Czech

Founded at
University-1348 (roots), Pediatrics-1953, English med program-?
In 1953, Charles 1st Faculty is started as General Medicine School, 2nd Faculty as Pediatrics, and 3rd Faculty as Faculty of Hygiene, and in 1990 they are all turned to medical schools.


Staff

Student number
1.000 total

Teaching setting
A teaching hospital in Motol(with 800 MD, total 3.000 med.staff, an outstanding pediatric division)
Total bed number : 2.300 (690 pediatrics/1.230 adult)
Inpatient/year : 70.000/year
Outpatient/year : 750.000/year

International recognition
EU, IMED, no-California Med.Board approval

Affiliation

FMSA programs,
temporary transfer to UK, Sweden, France, Slovakia


Duration
6 years

Class size

Admission
High school graduation
Either SAT (Bio, Chem, Phys), or written/oral exam(Bio, Chem, Phys, Reasoning)

Tuition fee
275.000CZK/1st year,
315.000CZK/2nd-6th years  

Reduction/Scholarship/Loan/Award
30.000CZK reduction in tuition fee, paid before October

Best International Student Award: 50% reduction in tuition fee
Top Ten Awards: 30.000CZK reduction in tuition fee
Exceptional Student Award from Rectorate(occasional): 15.000CZK 
Mr/Mrs. Adam scholarship for disadvantaged students
Hiavka Foundation Fund
For Us citizens, Federal Family Ed.Loan, FAFSA, Direct Loan (I dont know the content)

Transfer
Conditional, and not avaiable for 1st and 6th grades

Premed

Representative
No and agencies not advised, but if necessarry: http://www.academicstudy.eu/


My personal comment about website
Informative, mediocre design

My personal comment on school

Charles 1st Faculty / Czech

Founded at
University-1348 (roots), General Medicine-1953, English med program-1992

In 1953, Charles 1st Faculty is started as General Medicine School, 2nd Faculty as Pediatrics, and 3rd Faculty as Faculty of Hygiene, and in 1990 they are all turned to medical schools.

Staff
650 pedagogical/scientific experts, 1200 total

Student number
3.100 native/English total med students

Teaching setting

Total bed number :
Inpatient/year :

Outpatient/year :

International recognition
EU, IMED, California Med.Board approval, UK

Affiliation
Participation in programs in US under Higher Education Act (1965)
Universities: Bern, Frankfurt, Uppsala, Coimbra, Padua, Helsinki, Oslo, Munich, Utrecht, Molecular Biology Lab. of Heidelberg, Birmingham(UK), Birmingham(US), Harvard, Columbia.

Duration
6 years

Class size
max 120

Admission
High school graduation written exam [Bio, Chem, (Phys/Math)], informal interview with vice-dean (min.score limit: 70%)

Tuition fee
13.000Euro/year

Reduction/Scholarship/Loan/Award
There WAS? bursary/cash prize for the bests
Financial aid for US citizens (Stafford)

Transfer
For 1st and 2nd years

Premed
Private study center in US

Representative
available

My personal comment about website
Mediocre info, mediocre design

My personal comment on school

9.07.2011

Warsaw / Poland

Founded at
University-1950, English med program-1993


Staff
140 prof., 1414 total

Student number
over 9.000 total

Teaching setting
141 clinical departments, 5 affiliated hospitals as teaching hospital, 16 affiliated hospitals for traning
Total bed number :
Inpatient/year : appr.200.000/year
Outpatient/year : appr.400.000/year

International recognition
EU, IMED, no-California Med.Board approval

Affiliation (For research)
National Institute of Health - USA,
Max-Planck - Germany
Institute Pasteur - France
Harvard Medical College - USA
Karolinska - Sweden

Duration
4 and 6 years

Class size

Admission
For 6-year program:
High school graduation
Exam (Bio, Chem, Phys), only IB and EB owners are exempt
For 4-year program:
BS degree with premed

Tuition fee
For 6-year program: 
11.100Euro/1st to 4th years, 10.000Euro/5th year, 8.700Euro/6th year
For 4-year program:
14.400Euro/1st to 3rd years, 13.000Euro/4th year

Reduction/Scholarship/Loan/Award
No

Transfer
Yes

Premed
No

Representative

My personal comment about website
Satisfactory info, good design

My personal comment on school
Administrators/academicians faces are nice.

9.06.2011

Jagiellonian / Poland

Founded at
University-1364, English med program-1993

Staff
...


Student number
31.000 (all fields)
Graduate number: 31 from 4-year program, 39 from 6-year program (2009)

Teaching setting
...
Total bed number :
Inpatient/year :
Outpatient/year :

International recognition
EU, California Medical Board approval

Affiliation
University of California - Los Angeles
University of California - Irvine
University of California - San Diego
Loma Linda Medical Center

Duration
4 and 6 years

Class size
40

Admission
For 6 year program:
High school graduation
Exam and interview (Bio, Chem)
For 4 year program:
BS degree
MCAT/GAMSAT score and interview

Tuition fee
11.000Euros/year for 6-year program
12.000Euros/year for 4-year program

Reduction/Scholarship/Loan/Award 

Transfer

Premed

Representative

My personal comment about website
Weak info, mediocre design

My personal comment on school

9.05.2011

Pecs / Hungary

Founded at
University-1923, English med program-1984

Staff
4 seniors in Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 55 Doctor of Sceinces, 300 PhD.

Student number
125 enrollment (2006)

Teaching setting
21 basic sciences and preclinic department, 31 clinical department, 1 teaching hospital
Total bed number : 1.350
Inpatient/year :
Outpatient/year :

International recognition
EU, California Medical Board approval

Affiliation
No

Duration
6 years

Class size

Admission
High school graduation
BS/BA/medicine related professional demanded. Exemption of 1st year is possible.
Exam and interview (Bio, Chem)

Tuition fee
$14.000/year

Reduction/Scholarship/Loan/Award
No

Transfer
Yes

Premed
No, but there are two 4-week summer programs in August, one is to refresh Bio Chem, Phys, and one another, English.

Representative
Available

My personal comment about website
Weak info, mediocre design

My personal comment on school

Szeged / Hungary

Founded at
University-1921 (with roots back to 1881), English med program-1984

Staff
479 total full-time, 205 prof., over 3.000 total employee

Student number

Teaching setting
51 departments
Total bed number :
Inpatient/year :
Outpatient/year :

International recognition
EU, California Medical Board approval

Affiliation
No

Duration
6 years

Class size

Admission
High school graduation.
IB, BS, GCE are exempted from exam (requirements are in website).
For others exam is in written and oral (Bio, Chem, Phys, English).
There are 7 exams from April to August, and one may take max. any 2 of them.

Tuition fee
For 1st to 5th years, $13.900/year
For 6th year, $6.950, since this year takes 37 weeks, in case of full year, tuition increases

Reduction/Scholarship/Loan/Award
Varying reductions, if exempted from some of the lectures (details in school's website).
Transfer
Yes

Premed
1 curricular year(8 months) of Bio, Chem, Phys, Medical English, Hungarian.

Representative
Available

My personal comment about website
Weak info, good design

My personal comment on school