MUDr. Eva Fürstová was born in Havlíčkův Brod, where she also attended the local grammar school. At the faculty, she served for many years on the board of the student association Motolák and has been a member of the Faculty Academic Senate multiple times, serving as its vice-chair from 2015 to 2017. She was among the founders of the multidisciplinary student event Night of the Faculty, held annually since 2016. She graduated with distinction, receiving a red diploma and the Dean’s Award for outstanding academic achievement. As part of her doctoral studies, she spent a year at KU Leuven in Belgium, conducting research on tissue cultures derived from patients with cystic fibrosis. In 2019, she became the first student to receive the Professor Herget Award for the best presentation at the Scientific Conference. She works at the Department of Paediatrics in the pneumology group and established the Tissue Culture Laboratory at the Department of Paediatrics and the Institute of Medical Microbiology. Since 2020, she has held a CrossFit Level 1 trainer certificate.
How do you look back on your studies at the Second Faculty of Medicine, and what did they give you?
I look back on my studies as the best years of my life so far – I truly found myself in medicine. I was captivated right from the very first student welcome trip in Dobronice, which motivated me to get involved beyond my coursework. The atmosphere at the faculty was wonderful – I genuinely believe that the fewer the students, the better. A smaller cohort allowed us to build a strong community across several year groups, something that isn’t very common. I met fantastic and inspiring people, both fellow students and teachers.
My studies gave me a wealth of knowledge and skills, also thanks to all the extracurricular activities I took part in. And, of course, they gave me my love for paediatrics, the field I eventually chose to pursue.
What stands out in my memory? There are so many moments: themed “Zápity” sessions with Dr Voják, frantic ping‑pong rounds on the tenth floor in the children’s playroom where our study group used to go, hot dogs from the snack bar on the little square, and the great excitement when Café Motol finally opened and we could get a decent coffee. Complaining about exam questions written in Slovak, organising the first‑year Dobronice trips, faculty balls, the Night of the Faculty... My time as a student was certainly full of events.
And of course, there are also memories of endless hours of studying – but once you get through it, it suddenly doesn’t seem so terrible anymore. What remains, without a doubt, is everything positive.
