state examination, without a specification as it is the doctoral study degree

Without the specification regarding the character of the dissertation thesis. The recommended literature is a part of the individual study plan of the doctoral student.

The subject assessment is done in the state examination frame following the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Medicine Comenius University in Bratislava. After submitting the written work to the dissertation thesis in the determined period (until half of the study at the latest). The state examination subjects involve the debate on the written work to the dissertation thesis (elaborated by the doctoral student) and others by the Dean approved subjects of the oral examination (ad hoc). Assessment is standard and reflects sufficiently the student's orientation in the given issues. The conditions for successful subject completion are in concord with the Faculty of Medicine CU's Study regulations.

Slovak combined with English (study literature in English)

The study of scientific publications related to the topics of the doctoral study. Elaboration of the written work to the dissertation examination containing the overview of the current knowledge in the given issues. Forming the scientific goals of the dissertation thesis. Acquiring theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to the dissertation examination thesis and the subject of the doctoral study. The primary outcome is the written work to the dissertation thesis and its completion following the Study regulations FM CU. The form and the work content are regulated in Art. 29, Sec. 4 of the Study regulations FM CU. The dissertation examination consists of the debate over the written work to the dissertation examination and part when the doctoral student shall show theoretical knowledge from the study programme. The composition of the examination committee, determination of the opponent and the course of the dissertation examination follows the Study regulations FM CU.

The dissertation examination is evaluated as a whole by the classification grade passed or not passed.

The graduate from the subject masters the tenets of the scientific work and has built the scientific thinking and scientific work system, masters the scientific work methodology, he/she knows how to prepare an abstract and overview scientific publication. The outcome of this knowledge is the completion of the written work to the dissertation thesis. The doctoral student shall complete the dissertation examination under the Law No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education, § 54 Doctoral study programme and the Faculty of Medicine's Study regulations, Comenius University in Bratislava.

state examination, without a specification as it is the doctoral study degree

It depends on the dissertation thesis. Without the specification regarding the character of the dissertation thesis. The recommended literature is a part of the individual study plan of the doctoral student.

The successful completion of all compulsory subjects and the other 2 compulsory elective subjects.

2. Realisation of the examination in the English Language,

3. Completed dissertation examination,

4. A doctoral student in the full-time and external form must be an author of a minimum of 3 scientific works 'in extenso'. A minimum of one work must be related to the dissertation work thesis in the indexed journal as the first author. The scientific work in the indexed journal means that it is available in the databases WEB of SCIENCE, PUBMED or SCOPUS. The doctoral student must have a minimum of one work in the journal with the impact factor (minimum IF=0.5) as the first author or co-author. In the frame of FMCU, the only credible IF value we consider just the date, which comes from the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), which is the only one that the database Web of Science recognises.

5. Just those outcomes are taken into consideration that has been already published. It means not those which were just sent for publishing or accepted for publishing. In reasonable cases, it is possible to recognise one missing publication based on the acceptance list. It is also possible to recognise the publication which is already available on PubMed as 'ahead of print."

6. Acquiring a minimum of 210 credits + 30 credits for acceptance of the dissertation thesis for defence

Evaluation of the subject runs in the state examination frame following the Study Regulations FM CU in Bratislava after submitting the dissertation work (aa a final thesis). Assessment is standard and reflects sufficiently the student's orientation in the given issues. The conditions for successful subject completion are in concord with the Faculty of Medicine CU's Study Regulations.

Slovak combined with English (study literature in English)

It depends on the dissertation thesis. With the dissertation thesis, the student presents the ability and readiness for independent scientific and creative activity in the field of research or development or independent theoretical and creative activity. It shall be characterised by a high level of analysis and synthesis of knowledge and a good overview of existing professional literature. The work must be original, created by the author, following the rules for work with the information sources. The work must not have a plagiarism character and must not breach other authors' rights. The author is obliged to cite precisely used information sources, state names, and concrete results of other author teams' research by citing the relevant source to precisely describe laboratory results and terrain research of other authors or author teams. The citing technique is regulated by the given field's customs, respecting the relevant standards and norms.

The defence of the dissertation thesis is classified with the classification grade Passed or FX

The subject goal is to use the theoretical, methodological and applied knowledge of the doctoral study in the elaboration, subsequent defence of the dissertation thesis and completion of the doctoral study.