It is not only the theoretical knowledge gained during the studies. It is also about the knowledge gained from living happily in a foreign country, communicating and interacting with people from different nationalities and cultures.
As Dr. Béla Merkely, Head of the Medical Committee of the upcoming sports event explained, the medical care background of the 17th FINA World Championships will be provided by 550 physicians and health care professionals. Dr. Béla Merkely, Vice-Rector for Clinical Affairs highlighted that the organization of the medical care background of such an event is a complex task. The 17th FINA World Championships starting on July 14 will take place in five different locations, and participants will have competitions in six different sports. The organizers will also have to provide secure circumstances during the trainings as well.
The Medical University of Vienna, which belongs to the world’s leading lung transplantation centres, organized an international expedition with the participation of lung transplant patients for the first time. During the tour the Hungarian members of the expedition successfully managed to climb the highest mountain of Africa, Kilimanjaro (5895 m).
In 2013 Semmelweis University has gained the “Prime Site” award from QuintilesIMS, a multinational company serving the combined industries of health information technologies and clinical research, according to which our institution has become one of its research centres of excellence. Semmelweis University has recently extended the agreement with the American company for another four years, therefore our institution can participate in the clinical trials of even more pharmaceutical products.
András Pető College, as well as the Institute of Conductive Development of András Pető College will operate as András Pető Faculty (PAK) of Semmelweis University starting from August 1, 2017. The students who have recently been enrolled at András Pető College will already start their studies in the framework of Semmelweis University, and following August 1, 2017 the diplomas will be issued by András Pető Faculty of Semmelweis University.
This academic year 130 medical students graduated at the Faculty of Dentistry. The Graduation Ceremony was being held in Madách Theatre. 81 students finished their studies in Hungarian, 37 of them in English, and 12 of them in German language. 20 summa cum laude, 94 cum laude and 16 rite degrees were handed over.