Medicine studies at the University of Debrecen in Hungary take six years or 12 semesters, plus a one-year internship, leading to an M.D. degree. The curriculum of the medical program meets all the requirements prescribed by the European medical curriculum, outlined by the Association of Medical Schools in Europe in 1993. The main objective of the program is to provide instruction in Medicine. However, there are also opportunities for students to participate in one of the numerous research programs carried out at the University of Debrecen.

For international students, the language of instruction is English. However, foreign students are required to learn Hungarian to be able to communicate with patients from the third year on. Students who are fluent in Hungarian may join the Hungarian Program of the Medical School.

The first two years of the curriculum focus on theoretical aspects of medicine that lay the foundation for subsequent medical subjects. In the third year, disciplines exploring the theoretical foundations of diseases, as well as the preliminaries of internal medicine and surgery are taught.

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