Hands‑On Practical Training and Clinical Placements Across All Years of Study

Our curriculum combines solid theoretical foundations with structured, hands-on experience throughout all six years of study. From early patient contact to advanced clinical placements, students gain practical skills essential for their future medical careers.

Year 1

First bedside visits with a physician, introducing students to patient care.

Year 2

Daily placements in general practitioners’ surgeries (GP practices), gaining insight into primary care.
Summer nursing practice (2 weeks) in adult hospital wards.

Year 3

Summer nursing practice (2 weeks): hands-on experience in patient care, including neonatal and paediatric wards, administering injections, and sample collection.

Year 4

First structured clinical placement (2 weeks) in a hospital department (e.g., surgery, internal medicine, paediatrics).
Summer clinical practice (4 weeks) in a hospital setting in the Czech Republic or abroad.

Year 5

Placement in a medical outpatient clinic (1 week).
Clinical placement in gynaecology and obstetrics (3 weeks).
Summer clinical practice (4 weeks).

Year 6

Extended structured clinical practice (8 weeks) in any chosen specialty at Motol University Hospital or affiliated departments.
Simulation-based clinical training in internal medicine, paediatrics, and surgery, where students act as the “attending physician” providing comprehensive patient care.

What Our Students Say

As a student from Norway, I really enjoy the international community at the faculty as well as the practical learning and the strong connection to Motol University Hospital, providing clinical exposure.

Meriem Furat Fadhil Abbas Al-Hasani
(Norway)

I chose medicine at the Second Faculty because I want to work in a highly interactive field where I can help patients directly. The scientific aspect also excites me – the combination of both makes perfect sense to me.

Muhammad Musa
(Pakistan)

Body–Soul–Patient

Watch our film about new modern teaching methods and clinical practice for students (English subtitles).

Enthralled and More Confident: A Student’s Experience Shadowing a Doctor

A five-year student of General Medicine (International), Markéta Tolarová, passed the K-10 course, where she was given the opportunity to shadow a doctor she had chosen according to her favourite specialisation directly at the clinic. She wrote an essay about her experience for our website.