Overview

The main objective of the Internal Medicine doctoral degree programme at Masaryk University is to achieve successful inter-disciplinary cooperation through the interaction between the individual sub-specialisations, as well between the specialisations of other doctoral degree programmes at the FM MU, such as Pathophysiology, Chemistry, or Pharmacology. The graduates of this degree programme will be able to succeed in the toughest of competitive environments at the national and international level, thanks to the recent reinforcement of international cooperation with institutes abroad and the emphasis placed upon the encouragement of scientific and publications activities (primarily English publications in international journals with a measured impact factor).

The main focus is to maximize the possible improvement of the quality of the publications of the PhD students, with the maximum effort to ensure the successful defence of their work. The graduates should be primarily prepared to continue their scientific careers at academic institutions.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

The graduates are able to perform the scientific tasks relevant to their discipline, present their results, and also lecture other students

The graduates of this degree programme are able to succeed in the toughest of competitive environments at the national and international level, thanks to the recent reinforcement of international cooperation with institutes abroad and the emphasis placed upon the encouragement of scientific and publications activities (primarily English publications in international journals with a measured impact factor).

The graduates should be primarily prepared to continue their scientific careers at academic institutions.

Programme Structure

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

understand theories, concepts, and methods, which represent the current trends in the discipline corresponding to the doctoral thesis topic, as well as in the larger context, and the general field of internal medicine

prepare a competitive application for the research project grant

design the concept of their own research project and then consecutively realise it in cooperation with other team members

compose scientific articles and publish them in international scientific journals

work as post-graduate scientists in the Czech Republic as well as abroad

be aware of and honour the ethical principles of scientific work and specific ethical issues connected to their discipline

professionally lead the students during their scientific preparation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-28 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brno, Czech Republic

Disciplines

Medicine Health Sciences View 8 other PhDs in Medicine in Czech Republic

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
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Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Brno

Czech Republic

13555 - 21979 CZK / month

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Scholarships Information

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