American MD Program at the School of Medicine Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce

The American MD Program is designed for university-level graduates from accredited US and Canadian universities and colleges who hold a Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree and have completed pre-medical course requirements.

The program meets the EU standards and offers instruction in the area of general medicine, preclinical and clinical education.

The program is based on requirements which are obligatory for the Polish medical higher education institutions and is adequate to EU standards. The number of semesters and the total number of ECTS points comply with Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated May 9, 2012 (Journal of Laws of 2012. Pos. 631) and create the appropriate framework for the implementation of the intended learning outcomes.

The students of Medicine choose the optional courses of curriculum. According to the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated May 9, 2012. (Journal of Laws of 2012. Pos. 631) the dimension of the faculty is at least 5% of the total number of credits required to obtain a qualification corresponding to the level of education.

The program consists of 4 years (8 semesters) which include pre-clinical subjects: anatomy, biochemistry, biophysics, physiology with cytophysiology, histology with embryology and basics of cell biology, microbiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, toxicology and many others as well as clinical subjects: internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, psychiatry, family medicine, emergency medicine, neurology, oncology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, infectious diseases and others.

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