Transcript Main rules for medical students

University of Pécs – Medical School – Orientation Day
Information for
medical students
studying in credit system
The
credit
system
Credit System
- EU 4 freedom principles: free flow of capital, products, services and persons
- flow of persons: study or teach abroad (old habit at guilds)
- accepting earlier studies (Life-Long Learning)
Bologna initiatives
- 1998 – Sorbonne Declaration: mobility of students and teachers:
comparability and mutual recognition of degrees
- 1999 – Bologna Declaration: to create a more competitive, compatible and
attractive educational system in EU (autonomy, increased transferability)
- 2010 – European Higher Education Area
Wide and transparent range of high quality courses
and benefit from smooth recognition procedures
A European economy based on knowledge, competitiveness,
free flow of manpower.
ECTS
European Credit Transfer System
Raising well educated manpower:
1. cycles = skilled workers, graduate professionals (Bachelor program), scientists
(Master program)
2. Comparable degrees
Credit points
30 hours of study = lessons and home study (here: 14 lessons = 1 credit point)
Quantity of work, not quality – given if the grade is min. 2 (satisfactory)
Suggested curriculum: 30 ± 3 credits / semester (GM 360 / 12 semesters, D 300/10)
Overally collected number of credit points show the progress in studies
A subject can be booked only 3 times (no completion at the 3rd: dismissal)
300 credit points are needed for dentistry degree, 360 are for Gen. Med. degree
Min 20% are non-obligatory subjects, min 5% optional subjects
ECTS at UP MS
Credit system in medical training programs
 old system: we had so called „credit courses” before as well
 undivided program (Master’s degree)
 different curriculum versions
 courses based on each other (prerequisites) + high percentage of practices
+ no exam course chance
→ if you fail a subject, it is hard to keep up with the original schedule
 courses can be completed once (retake only on failure): an „upgrading
exam” chance is only available in the same exam period
 max. 3 prerequisite subjects (elective cannot be a prereq. for an obligatory)
Credit points
You can collect credit points by getting a grade in
subjects.
After every 14 hours of class hours 1 credit point is
allocated to the subjects (14 hours = 1 credit, 18
hours = 1 credit, 24 hours = 1 credit but 28 hours
= 2 credits)
All credit points allocated to that subject will be
given if at least a satisfactory grade is given (this
is a qualitative pointer – how much work did it take).
Minimum credit points
You have to collect
 360 credits (General Medicine major) or
 300 credits (Dentistry major)
to get the degree
80% of the credits come from obligatory subjects
15% you have to collect from elective subjects
5% you have to collect from optional subjects
Student - curriculum
Major
Curriculum
- Általános orvos
- 2003
- Fogorvos
- 2004
General Medicine v02
Pl. OAAMB1
- Gyógyszerész
- 2005
- General Medicine
- 2006
General Medicine 2006
- Dentistry
-…
Pl. OAAMB1
- Allgemeine
Humanmedizin
- Zahnmedizin
Subjects and Crit.
Requirements
Obligatory Basic Modul:
- Medical Chemistry 1
- Medical Chemistry 2
- Biophysics 1
Curriculum = a contract with student (tell changes a year before)
- Biophysics 2
…
Obligatories
What you surely have to complete
- All your obligatory subjects
- All the criterion requirements (4 semesters in Physical
Education, summer practices: Hospital Care (1st year),
Medical Communication (1st year), Internal Medicine
(3rd year), Surgery (4th year), and a final exam in
Hungarian Language
- 34 (GM) / 25 (Dent) credits from elective subjects + you’ll
have to defense your thesis (20 points as an elective
subject)
- 18 (GM) / 15 (Dent) credits from optional subjects
Suggested curriculum
Suggested curriculum contains the
obligatory
subjects
and
criterion
requirements that you have to complete in the suggested schedule: if you follow it,
you’ll be able to finish your studies in 6
years (GM) or 5 years (Dent.).
According to it you are suggested to
complete 30±3 credit points / semester.
Criterion requirements
Though
criterion
requirements
are
obligatory to complete, since in their cases
no grade is given and no exam is taken,
they go with 0 credits.
Electives and optionals
The list of elective and optional subjects can be
found in a separate booklet every year.
Electives are more closely related to the medical
field, optionals can be anything – from arts to
technical character subjects, to serve your wide
range of interest.
By the end of the 5th year (GM: before you start rotational
year) you must complete 54/45 points in electives
(remember: thesis worth 20 credits), and 18/15 points in
optionals.
2
Physical Education, Nursing Skills Summer
Practice, Family Medicine Summer Practice
3
Basic Module
Physical Education
Physical Education, Hungarian Language
Final Exam
4
5
6
Preclinical
Module
Internal Medicine Summer Practice
7
8
9
Surgery Summer Practice
Clinical Module
Optional subjects : 5%
Physical Education
(including 4 semesters of Hungarian Language
and including the Thesis)
1
Elective subjects : 15%
Needed for degree: General Medicine
10
11
12
Rotational Year
Complete all obligatory subjects, criterion requirements and 54 credits in electives and 18 in optionals
2
Physical Education, Dental Assistant
Summer Practice
3
Basic Module
Physical Education
Physical Education, Hungarian Language
Final Exam
4
5
6
Preclinical
Module
Dentoalveolar Surgical Summer Practice
7
8
9
Integrated Dentistry Summer Practice
Clinical Module
Optional subjects : 5%
Physical Education
(including 4 semesters of Hungarian Language
and including the Thesis)
1
Elective subjects : 15%
Needed for degree: Dentistry
10
Complete all obligatory subjects, criterion requirements and 45 credits in electives and 15 in optionals
360/300 credit points
360/300 credit points
Obligatory subjects (80%) + criterion requirements
about 288 / 240 points
Elective subjects
(15%) = 54 / 45 points
Optional
subjects
(5%)
= 18 / 15 points
1
22 obl. + el. + opt.
2
3
23 obl. + el. + opt.
4
29 obl. + el. + opt.
5
31 obl. + el. + opt.
6
28 obl. + el. + opt.
293
7
25 obl. + el. + opt.
8
20 obl. + el. + opt.
54
9
26 obl. + el. + opt.
10
29 obl. + el. + opt.
11-12
20 obl. + el. + opt.
30±3 / sem
40 obl + 20 el (thesis)
+
18
365
The
Registration
week
Booking courses
Which course should I choose from the list offered
by the ETR?
- Do I need to complete it? (obligatory) or is it
interesting enough? (you can read about courses in the program
booklets = course descriptions)
-
Have I completed it’s prerequisite subjects?
Will it fit to my schedule?
Are there any available spots for me?
Do I need that type of credit (especially in case
of elective / optional subjects)?
Code of subjects
What shows if it is an obligatory subject or
an elective or an optional one?
Check the 3rd character in the course code:
A / P / K = it is an obligatory subject
E = it is elective
F = it is optional
R = it is a criterion requirement
Example: OAA-MB1 = medical school, gen. Med. English, obligatory in
basic modul
Booking period
The semesters start with a booking period.
1.
2.
3.
step: make your semester active in ETR
step: book the subjects that you want to study in that
semester (see the list offered by ETR) – beware of the
deadlines!
step: double check your list before the deadline!
Booking or cancelling a course after the deadline can
be done only by using the law of equity (and loosing
your dean’s exam chance).
Subject or course?
A subject is a part of the curriculum. It has to be completed by getting a grade
(or a signature in case of crit. req. subjects). A subject is always connected
to 1 major (this connection is shown in the code of the subject). E.g.
Hungarian Language 1 is a subject.
A course is the class you can attend (it has schedule, a place, and spots). A
course is held upon the basis of subjects. Courses can be available for
more majors. By attending the course you can complete a subject.
E.g. Hungarian Language 1 on every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14.00 is a
course which GM and Dent students can attend, and there are 20 places
(spots) available. Hungarian Language 2 on every Mondays and Fridays is
an other course. It is also suitable for completing Hungarian language 1
subject. Since you can get credits only once for completing the same
subject, you have to choose one of the courses based on the same subject.
In the ETR actually you book the course, and by this you express your decision
that you want to complete that subject.
Course ≠ Subject
The lecturer gives courses
= topic, schedule, place, spots
Group „A” – Hungarian Language 1
Mondays 14.00, lect. room II., 30 persons
You have subjects in your curriculum
to complete by taking courses
You (in major X) have a subject in
your curriculum to complete
Hungarian Language 1
Group „B” – Hungarian Language 1
Mondays 16.00, lect. room II., 30 persons
Group „C” – Hungarian Language 1
Fridays 16.00, lect. room II., 30 persons
An other guy in major Y also has a
subject in his/her curriculum
Hungarian Language 1
You have to choose 1 course at a time: you
can complete this subject only once (only 1
grade can be given)
Completing a subject
You have a subject or crit.
req. in your curriculum you
have to / want to complete
A course is offered in the ETR in
a semester with which you can
complete the subject / crit. req.
If the prerequisites are completed, the schedule
is OK for you and there is a spot for you
you book the course
If you complete the tasks and attend enough
classes a signature will be given
If it is needed in the curriculum, you get a grade
(as a mid-semester grade upon your achievements during the
instruction period or as an exam grade in the exam period) with the grade you get the credit point
Your subject or crit. req. is
completed

Take up a subject max. 3 times
At UP MS subjects can be completed once.
Hungarian Language 1

That means if you were given a passing grade for a
subject, you cannot take it up again in an other semester
to make a better grade in it – you were already given the
credit points allocated for that subject. (For the same
achievement you can get credits once.)
A bettering grade can be only received in the same exam
period.
Subject lists
After the booking period the RO gives you a list with your
subjects you booked.
By signing this list you admit that the list is correct, and you
cannot attend, nor take exam in or get credit points for
any other courses in this semester.
Students are asked then to copy the list into their
gradebooks.
The Registrar closes the list by putting a „Closed” seal on
the page of the last item on the list.
The course list
The gradebook
Tuition fee
Usually 1-2 weeks before the instruction period starts the RO sends an information e-mail to
each students: how much do they have to pay, to which bank account they have to pay,
what is the deadline, what delay fees can there be, etc.
Tuition fee is to be paid in USD!
Students are obliged to give a proof of payment (bank transfer receipt).
Deadline for payment and sending receipt is usually the end of the first instruction week.
Delay fee for delay in payment: 0.3% of tuition fee / week, delay fee for delay in bringing in
the receipt: 3450 HUF / week.
Students can have a discount from the tuition fee:
–
–
Upon educational scholarship: if the average of averages in the first and second semesters of the
last academic year is
4.01 – 4.50
10% reduction
4.51 – 4.99
20% reduction
5.00
40% reduction
Reduction
•
•
•
if signed up for only 1 obligatory subject (30%),
if signed up for only 2 obligatory subjects (15%),
if signed up for only elective and optional subjects – 1500 USD.
These two types of discounts are automatic.
The
instruction
period
During the instruction period
During the instruction period you’ll have to
- attend classes – at practices and seminars a catalog is
taken.
Number of absences accepted is always issued in the
program booklets or should be released at the beginning
of the instruction period.
If you were absent in 15-30% of the classes – usually
practices and seminars – the course director can deny
giving you the signature. Beyond 30% your gradebook
cannot be signed.
- There will be mid-semester tests and oral interviews,
tasks to complete.
Shortly before the exam period
4 weeks before exam period the departments agree with student
representatives about the exam dates.
The RO puts in the dates to the ETR.
On the last week of the instruction period the ETR opens for students
so they can start registering and changing their exam dates.
Also on the last week of the instruction period students who owe
nothing towards the UP MS (tuition fee, delay fees, C chance fees,
absence fees, bank transfer receipts, shown their residency permit /
visa and address card) can pick up their gradebooks for the exam
period.
Students have to collect the semester closing signatures from the
course directors on the last week, but at least before the exam.
Semester closing signature
Criterion requirement: only this signature is needed (they
are fail/pass type subjects)
Subjects ending with a mid-semester grade (all of the
elective and optional subjects and some of the
obligatories): you can get the mid-semester grade only if
this signature is given.
Subjects ending with a semester or final exam: you can
take the exam only if this signature is given.
The course director has the right to deny this signature. If
the student was absent at 15-30% of the classes the
course director may decide, but if the absence was over
30% he has no right to sign the gradebook. In these
cases a „did not attend – nem járt” notice is written in the
gradebook.
Exam sheets
There are two simultaneous ways to register exam results and other
achievements.
The exam sheets
The student has to register himself/herself to an exam spot (date for a course +
number of students accepted) through the ETR. This way his/her name
appears on an exam sheet containing the name of the students on that exam
date in that course. (I said course: spots can be available for more majors in
common.)
Students can cancel their names from an exam sheet until 2 working days before
the exam 9.00 a.m. and they can register for an exam sheet until 1 working
day before the exam 9.00 a.m..
After this deadline exam sheets are closed and the departments print them out
and they organize the exam date.
A student can have only one exam spot in a course at the same time.
If your name is not on the exam sheet, you cannot take the exam.
At the exam the examiner fills in the exam sheets with the grades given. After the
exam the examiner fills in the grades into the ETR.
The gradebook
The other method of registering exam results and other achievements
is the using of the gradebook.
The student has to take the gradebook with him/her to the exam.
Without the gradebook no one is allowed to sit for the exam.
The examiner has to check whether the signature is given in that
course.
At the end of the exam the examiner writes in the result into the
gradebook (and to the exam sheet as well) and signs it.
Warning: the gradebook is an authenticate document of proof. Faking it
can cause someone being dismissed from the university and being
put into jail! (E.g. signing instead of the examiner…)
If the result written on the exam sheet is different from the one written
into the gradebook, the result written in the gradebook is valid.
At the graduation ceremony the gradebook will be given to you.
Results
Results can be:
In case of criterion requirement subjects (where only a signature is given) =
signing the gradebook or „nem teljesítette / did not attend”
In case of midsemester grades = 1 (elégtelen / fail), 2 (elégséges / satisfactory),
3 (közepes / average), 4 (jó / good), 5 (jeles / excellent) or if signature is
denied: „nem teljesítette / did not attend”
In case of exams = 1 (elégtelen / fail), 2 (elégséges / satisfactory), 3 (közepes /
average), 4 (jó / good), 5 (jeles / excellent) or if signature is denied: „nem
teljesítette / did not attend” or in case of absence as shown below.
If the student was absent from the exam without medical reason, a note will be
entered to the ETR (and to the gradebook after returning it to the RO) = „nem
jelent meg / absent”.
If there was a medical reason and the student could prove it to the examiner
before sitting for the next exam chance, the following note will be entered to
the gradebook and the exam sheet: „igazoltan nem jelent meg / justified
absence”.
Being absent without medical reason from an exam means you lose that chance
and you have to pay an absence fee (4000 HUF).
A, B, C exam chances
In every semester you take a subject, you have 3 chances
to complete the exam (if it ends with an exam).
First chance is called the A chance.
Second chance is called the B chance.
Third chance is called the C chance (a fee should be paid
for C chances: for semester exam = 4000 HUF, for final
exams = 8000 HUF).
If you retake this subject because you couldn’t complete it, during this second
semester all your chances are considered as C chances.
You can sign up for the next exam chance if the result is entered into the ETR
by the examiner.
Retake / bettering exams - 1
In case of mid-semester grades: since the result is
determined upon the overall achievement shown during
the instruction period (this was not an exam), no retake
or bettering examination can be taken.
If there was something missing during the instruction period
(e.g. you missed a test), and the department has
declared to give a chance, in the first 2 weeks of the
exam period this missing thing can be made up and then
the department will determine the grade you get.
…
Retake / bettering exams - 2
In case of semester or final exams
you can sign up in the ETR for retake/bettering
exam spot only if your previous result is already
put in the ETR by the Department. This usually
happens on the afternoon of the exam date
(deadline: next working day 12.00).
The signing up deadline should be considered in
this case: probably you’ll not be able to sign up
for the next 1 or 2 days.
The Dean’s exam chance
The Code of Studies gives the students the chance called
the „law of equity”.
This section is dedicated to help those students who – for
reasonable problems – need an extra help (favor granted
by the Dean) during their studies.
Once in your studies you can use this „law of equity”
chance – e.g. for asking for a 4th exam chance in an
exam period.
Once you have used this „law of equity” for any of the
reasons given, you lost this chance and you can not ask
for a favor on the basis of this again – Law of equity only
once in your studies.
Dean’s exam chance
This chance can provide you a fourth exam
chance in an exam period.
This chance can be granted on the law of equity
(that can be used only once during your studies)
– if anything else was granted for you on the law
of equity, you lost the dean’s exam chance.
You have to give in a request on a form, it is
judged in one working day and then you can
register for the exam spot through the RO.
Returning gradebooks
2 working days after your last exam date in the semester
you have to return your gradebook to the RO – but not
later than the last day of the exam period (delay fee:
2000 HUF in 8 days and 11000 HUF beyond 8 days).
The RO compares the entries in the gradebook and the
ETR.
The RO closes the semester by counting the weighted
average of the grades (the credit points are the weights)
and the number of credits completed.
The Vice-dean of Education signs and seals the results on
the right side – just opposite to the signature of the
Registrar.
The RO copies every entries from the gradebook into the
registry book.
Credits taken / credits completed
What happens if you register for a course but you cannot
complete it?
If it is the 1st or 2nd time you booked it – nothing harmful.
If it is the 3rd time – you’ll be dismissed from the program.
The tuition fee is designed to cover the completion of an
amount of 360 / 300 + 10% credits (that’s normal).
If you booked more than 396 / 330 credits (no matter how
much you have completed), there is an extra fee you
have to pay: _____ USD/credits.
30 / 60 credit rules
There was a rule saying if a student:
- by the end of his/her 2nd active semester couldn’t complete 30 credits in
obligatories and in electives
or
- by the end of his/her 4th active semester couldn’t complete 60 credits in
obligatories and in electives
he/she has to be dismissed from the program.
GOOD NEWS!
This rule is cancelled!
In fact only modified: scholarship receiving students – at the Hungarian
program – will loose their scholarship and can continue their studies on a
self-financing basis – but no one can be dismissed upon this reason.
Cases of automatic dismissal
- Booking a course / subject for the 3rd time and not
completing it (at the moment electives and optionals are
also taken into consideration for this!)
- Not setting your student’s status for the semester to
active or passive in the ETR at the matriculation period
for the 2nd time after each other.
(You may remember: you can be passive by setting your status to passive
or not setting anything). You can be passive for 2 semesters continuously –
but you have to set your status to passive.
- etc. (see in Code of Studies and Examinations Article 23)
Experts and misc
Building is open: from 6.00 to 22.00
Tünde Gracza
Tamás Téczely
Gábor Rébék-Nagy
Student Council
A few words about the Year Opening
Ceremony (the oath, the seating…)
SOLEMN PROMISE OF THE
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
I, ……………………… , student of University of Pécs
Medical School, solemnly promise to respect the rules of
this University and the Medical School. I will pay due
reverence to all the tutors and other staff members of the
University. I will always behave in a way worthy of the
name of the student of this University. I will conduct my
studies to the best of my abilities.
I vow to respect all patients’ human dignity. I will never
break their confidence or disclose their secrets.
With all my efforts I will familiarise myself with the latest
accomplishments in the medical sciences so as to make
a highly qualified professional of great erudition.