University of Debrecen

Debrecen is a traditional educational center in Eastern Hungary. With a population of over two hundred fifty thousand, it is the second largest city in the country. Debrecen is also well known as a holiday resort with its majestic 'Great Forest' (Nagyerdo) and luxurious thermal baths. One of the main natural attractions of Hungary is the 'puszta', or the Great Hungarian Plain, located in the Hortobágy National Park on the outskirts of Debrecen. This region is unmatched in Europe for its natural wonders and ethnic traditions.

The Medical School of Debrecen is Central Europe's first campus medical school. It was in the year of the millennium (1896) of Hungary's foundation when the establishment of a modern University was decided upon in Debrecen. The University was officially inaugurated on 23 October, 1918 and at that time consisted of four faculties: Arts, Science, Theology and Medicine. The Faculty of Medicine became an independent University Medical School under the supervision of the Ministry of Health in 1951.

Both medical science and medical service have entered a new era; the medical science of the 21st century, molecular medicine is opening up basically new possibilities of diagnosing, preventing, predicting and treating diseases; we can witness a progress never seen before. Accordingly up-to-date attitudes of therapy concerned with the explanation and prevention of diseases, the preservation of health as well as the efforts to comprehend the human personality in its complexity must be enforced in its practice, which raises new requirements in all fields of higher level medical education.

The programs of the Medical School want to meet the challenges of times. They are comprehensive and encompass the whole human personality -body and soul- in its natural and social surroundings; their approach to the patients is based on the best European humanistic traditions; they are unselfish in their responsibility to the society; their basis is broad professionalism, thus preparing preventive and therapeutic activity based upon co-operation and teamwork.

Medical Training

International students may study in either the English or the Hungarian Program at the Medical School of the University of Debrecen. The English Program is an integral part of the educational work at the Medical School. The curriculum parallels that of the Hungarian Medical Program. Its stages are:

• Premedical Studies
• General Medicine