Medicine 6-year programme

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Area of Studies

medical sciences

Degree

Master

Degree (in English)

Lekarz | Medical Doctor Degree (MD)

Language(s)
  • English
Course Duration

6 years, 12 semesters

ECTS points

360

Department

Faculty of Medicine – English Division

Tuition and Other Fees

Academic year 2025/26:

Application fee 24 EUR or 20 EUR

(non-refundable)

Place confirmation 400 EUR

(part of tuition fee, non-refundable)

Tuition fee:

Each year 17 100 EUR – one-time payment, the payment may vary if you want to pay in installments (2 or 4)

Application Deadline(s)

30 June 2025

Course Description

Course Profile

The 6-Year MD Program is for high school graduates and for college/university graduates. At the end of the program, the graduates are awarded the MD degree and receive a medical diploma (dyplom lekarski) recognized in Poland, the European Union, USA, Canada and most other countries around the world.

– The program includes 3 pre-clinical years (lectures and seminars) and 3 clinical years (clinical classes in hospitals with patients, Medical Simulation Centre, and internships)

– Student clinical training at 6 University clinical hospitals and affiliated ones across Warsaw

 Teaching that goes beyond standard requirements

(more than 5900 hours and 60 ECTS per year)

- Upon completion of each year of studies, students are required to take a 4-week summer practical training which is mandatory and included in the curriculum. Practical trainings can be completed in recognized institutions in native countries of the students.

– Students complete a Register of Student Skills essential for medical practice

Basic science and pre-medical training of the English Division students are provided in the form of lectures, seminars, and practical classes by more than 70 departments and clinics of the Medical University of Warsaw. Clinical training takes place at the 6 University hospitals, the University’s Medical Simulation Center and at affiliated hospitals.

Throughout the 6-Year MD Program, students are assessed on their knowledge and skills. The learning process of the students is supervised by the teaching staff during their entire education and training at the Medical University of Warsaw. Medical students’ theoretical knowledge is checked in the form of tests, and a written and oral exams at the end of each course. Practical clinical skills are regularly evaluated in order to ensure  effective high quality training.  Students graduate with a completed Register of Student Skills essential for medical practice.

All the teaching staff of the English Division are employed either on a full-time basis or on a part-time basis. They also work as researches or medical practitioners at the Medical University of Warsaw’s basic science, pre-clinical and clinical departments.

Education Requirements

To be eligible to apply for the 6-year Medicine Program, you must have one of the following:

1. A high school-leaving examination certificate,

2. Secondary education diploma with transcript,

3. An equivalent entitles you to be considered for admission to a university program in the country it was obtained.

The essential elements are the mandatory grades on the above document. These grades constitute criterion 1:

A) Biology – a passing grade, the subject level must be equivalent to the extended level of the written baccalaureate examination.

B) Chemistry – a passing grade, the subject level must be equivalent to the extended level of the written baccalaureate examination.

C) And choose one subject from:

– Physics and Astronomy

– Physics

– Mathematics

You should present a passing grade. Any subject level mentioned in the point "C" must be equivalent to the standard or extended level of the written baccalaureate examination.

If you don't have mandatory subjects on your high-school diploma, you can take an extra exam in such a subject as a separate exam.

We organize exams in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. 

If any person also passes a competency test, an exam in the missing subject is organized simultaneously.

The qualification score is based on the following two criteria:

Criterion 1. Your final grades in Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics on your high school-leaving examination certificate OR school-leaving certificate

Criterion 2. It depends on the recruitment path you intend to follow. The points calculated are:

Your competency test score,

OR

Your score from BMAT, MCAT, GAMSAT, UCAT certificate,

OR

If you hold a completed BSc or MSc in Life Sciences that the Admission Board shall accept, you will get points based on your University GPA. 

Based on criteria 1 and 2, we calculate ranking points.

Qualification result

(Ranking points)

20% of the sum of qualifying points of criterion 1)

+

80% of five times the qualification points of criterion 2).

Other Requirements

You need to have at least B2 level of English language proficiency to start our Medical program 

Document confirming fluency in English is required as part of the final Admission File:

– citizenship of a country in which English is the official language (scan of your passport)

– IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate issued by the international education foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland)

– EB Diploma (Issued in Brussels)

– completion of secondary or education with English as the language of instruction, e.g. General Certificate of Education - Advanced Level (at least 3 A Levels and among these does not have to be the English A level exam)

– diploma of completion of first- or second-cycle studies or long-cycle master's studies conducted abroad or in the Republic of Poland with English as the language of instruction.

– Language certificate proving the required level of English language

Language certificates recognized by the Medical University of Warsaw:

IELTS Academic – Overall Band Score at least 6.5 points

TOEFL iBT – at least 87 points

TOEFL PBT – at least 547 points (at least 210 points in the computer system)

TOEIC – at least 700 points

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)

Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

– Polish baccalaureate examination (egzamin maturalny) with the result of the written examination in English (advanced level) of at least 80%

– Candidates who completed their secondary education in Scandinavian countries:

Norway: grade in English in secondary school at least 4

Sweden: grade in English in secondary school at least VG or C

Denmark: grade in English in secondary school at least 7

Contact

(+48) 22 5720 019

(+48) 22 5720 086

Email:

recruitment@wum.edu.pl

For transfer inquiries:

transfered@wum.edu.pl

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Medical University of Warsaw

address:

61 Żwirki i Wigury Str.,
02-091 Warsaw, Poland


phone: +48 22 572 05 02
email: recruitment@wum.edu.pl
www: http://www.wum.edu.pl/en