Charles University, Prague

Have you enjoyed the course?

And last question I promise, what are the age ranges?

I'm a student at Charles university studying medicine, all I can say is that the doctors graduating from charles university are the most respected as i know how tough things are here. The quality of teaching is good but Charles univerisity doesn't mind weeding out students that Can't take the pressure and don't manage to pass the exams. Therefore it's not just about getting into the uni but it's about staying on the course. This university requires high determination and ridiculous amounts of work and studying. the system may be hard but in the end of the day what matters is becoming the best doctor.

Is the preparation course of 2 weeks worth doing?

I'm thinking of joining charles but not sure since i get a lot of mixed reviews. Would appreciate it if someone could clear it out for me. Why does the university have a high fall out rate?? And how tough is their programme in terms of testing??

The university has a high fallout rate because the amount of work you are required to do is very high.

Testing is done every week in a written format and sometimes oral. The test difficulty depends on the class teacher - some teachers are very tough, whereas others are relaxed (however, having relaxed teachers isn't a good thing because the tougher teachers will prepare you more thoroughly for the written part of the final exam(s)).

Hi everyone

I am applying for Dentistry at Charles but i'm a bit nervous about the entrance exam. Can anyone recommend me any good revision books? Also if anyone has been to the revision course is it possible if you could send me the revision pack.I would greatly appreciate it!

Thank you

Gosh, long time since I visited this thread/website. Just thought I'd post a quick update. I graduated from Charles in 2012 and now I'm a CT1.

Education in Prague really is brilliant - I've worked with people who graduated from all over the UK and from all over the world now. Can honestly say that the theoretical knowledge we gain from Charles is the best you can get. You will be MRCP 1 and MRCP 2 ready pretty much as soon as you graduate.

We are definitely lacking in practical skills when we newly graduate, but FY1 is a training post and you aren't expected to do many practical procedures which can't be quickly picked up on the job.

As for getting a job - FY1 post was a little tricky to get, but as long as you stick to it you can get a job very quick. I got a job after a month of applying for jobs. FY2 posts are much easier to get as you're in the system by that point and will interview well. After that you're just viewed as another candidate with regards to applying for specialty training schemes. Graduating from Charles has not hindered me a single step in my career so far. In fact it's given me a massive edge over other graduates - I get along with people no matter where they're from because I became so much more cultured being exposed to people from so many places, I can speak an extra language and I'm just way more interesting than some of the people I met who studied medicine while living with their mummy and daddy (not that there's anything wrong with that, if that's your inclination).

Glad to see this thread still alive - may post another update a couple years down the line!

Good luck to all still in Charles and all prospective students!!

I'm in 2nd year in the First Faculty. Is it really imperative to have learned Czech by the 4th year?

Not really. The doctor will have the patient's history and will read it out to you after you have had some chance to talk to the patient(s) and tried to gather a patient history for yourself.

Thanks for the info. But what about the 6th year? Won't we be needing to talk to the doctors and others in the hospitals? The clinical stuff?

All the doctors will know how to speak English (albeit to various degrees). Like I said, you don't need to worry about your Czech. If you don't understand something, the doctors are more than happy translating it for you.

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I've heard that if you don't pass your exams (after your 3rd chance) you may be kicked out from Charles University. How often does this happen and is it THAT hard to stay in and cope with the course? I'm deciding on whether to apply there or not. Thanks.


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