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Semmelweis University Faculty of General Medicine

Hungary

School Type:

Public

Year Instruction Started:

1769

Operational Status:

Currently operational

Alternate Names:

Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Semmelweis Egyetem
Semmelweis Orvostudományi Egyetem (1969 - 2000)
Budapesti Orvostudományi Egyetem (1951 - 1969)
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (1950 - 1951)
Pázmány Péter Tudományegyetem (1945 - 1950)
Budapesti Királyi Magyar Pázmány Péter Tudományegyetem (1921 - 1945)
Budapesti Királyi Magyar Tudományegyetem (1919 - 1921)
Budapesti Magyar Tudományegyetem (1918 - 1919)
Budapesti Királyi Magyar Tudományegyetem (1873 - 1918)
Hungarian Royal University of Science (Magyar Királyi Tudományegyetem) (1861 - 1873)
Imperial and Royal University of Pest (Császári és Királyi Pesti Egyetem) (1849 - 1861)
University of Hungary (Magyar Egyetem) (1848 - 1849)
Royal University of Hungary (Magyar Királyi Egyetem) (1784 - 1848)
Royal University of Buda (Budai Királyi Egyetem) (1777 - 1784)
University of Nagyszombat (Nagyszombati Egyetem) (1769 - 1777)

Academic Affiliation:

Clinical Facilities:

Clinical Training:

Program Delivery in Other Countries:

School Website(s):

In Hungarian
In English

Additional Information:

Main Address:

Üllői út 26
H-1085 Budapest
Hungary

Phone Number(s):

+36 (1) 3179057

Fax Number(s):

+36 (1) 2660441

Email:

[email protected]

Head of Secretariat

Address:

Tuzolto St. 37-47
H-1094 Budapest
Hungary

Phone Number(s):

+36 1 459 1500

Fax Number(s):

+36 1 459 1500

Email:

[email protected]

Foreign Students' Secretariat

Address:

Tuzolto U. 37-47
H-1094 Budapest
Hungary

Phone Number(s):

Fax Number(s):

Email:

Current Programs

This school offers more than one program or track leading to a medical degree.

Program Name: General Medicine, Hungarian Program

Qualification Title:

Orvosdoktor

Year Instruction Began:

1770

Curriculum Last Revised:

2008

Curriculum Duration:

6 years

Language of Instruction:

Hungarian

Year Ended:

Prerequisite Education:

Admission follows completion of secondary education.

Foreign Students:

Foreign students are admitted

Genders Admitted:

Both men and women are admitted

Entrance Exam:

An entrance exam is required

Tuition Paid By:

Enrollment: Counts of new students admitted to the program and those who graduated, as
reported by the school, are displayed below. “N/A” indicates that no data are available for that
year.

Year	Admitted	Graduated
2017	387	323
2016	380	342
2015	397	354

This program has been reviewed by Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság (MAB) in Hungary, who have informed us that the program was most recently given the status of Accredited with Conditions on 30 June 2023. Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság (MAB) is an accrediting agency recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education. The information reported by this agency may be updated from time to time. For the most current information on its evaluation of this and other medical programs, please contact the accrediting agency directly.

Program Name: General Medicine, English Program

Qualification Title:

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Year Instruction Began:

1989

Curriculum Last Revised:

Curriculum Duration:

6 years

Language of Instruction:

English

Year Ended:

Prerequisite Education:

Admission follows completion of secondary education.

Foreign Students:

All students are non-citizens

Genders Admitted:

Both men and women are admitted

Entrance Exam:

An entrance exam is required

Tuition Paid By:

Enrollment: Counts of new students admitted to the program and those who graduated, as
reported by the school, are displayed below. “N/A” indicates that no data are available for that
year.

Year	Admitted	Graduated
2017	211	180
2016	197	130
2015	251	133

Program Name: General Medicine, German Program

Qualification Title:

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Year Instruction Began:

2008

Curriculum Last Revised:

Curriculum Duration:

6 years

Language of Instruction:

German

Year Ended:

Prerequisite Education:

Foreign Students:

Genders Admitted:

Entrance Exam:

Tuition Paid By:

Enrollment: Counts of new students admitted to the program and those who graduated, as
reported by the school, are displayed below. “N/A” indicates that no data are available for that
year.

Year	Admitted	Graduated
2017	178	81
2016	174	71
2015	197	16

The information below has been provided by the World Directory’s sponsoring organizations.

Canada

Unless indicated otherwise, Medical degrees obtained from this medical school are acceptable to the provincial/territorial medical regulatory authorities in Canada, and therefore acceptable to all medical organizations in Canada. For more information about the acceptable medical schools as defined in the Model Standards for Medical Registration in Canada click here.

À moins d’avis contraire, les diplômes de médecine de cette faculté de médecine sont acceptables aux ordres des médecins dans les provinces et territoires du Canada, et par conséquent acceptables à toute autre organisation au Canada qui œuvre dans le domaine médical. Pour plus d'information au sujet des facultés de médecine acceptables, telles que définies dans les normes modèles pour l'inscription médicale au Canada, cliquez ici.

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), United States of America

Students and graduates of this medical school are eligible to apply for ECFMG Certification, provided that:
- For medical school students officially enrolled in this school, the graduation years are listed below as “current”.
- For graduates of this medical school, their graduation year is included in the graduation years listed below.
Graduation Years:
1953 - Current
- The degree title of the final medical diploma the student will earn, or the graduate has earned (and must provide), is listed in the Reference Guide for Medical Education Credentials.
- All other eligibility requirements are met. Refer to the ECFMG Information Booklet for detailed information.

Recognized Accreditation Policy: According to data provided to Intealth, of which ECFMG is a division, one or more of this school’s medical education programs currently meets the Intealth Recognized Accreditation Policy. “Recognized accreditation” means the program is accredited by an agency that has been reviewed and recognized by an external quality assurance organization approved by Intealth. Note that this does not impact the eligibility of the school’s students and graduates for ECFMG Certification.

Semmelweis University Faculty of General Medicine

Hungary

FAIMER SCHOOL ID: F0001621