One semester usually consists of 13 to 15 weeks. The most common methods of study are lectures, seminars and practical teaching with an average of 30 hours a week. In clinical courses, the students rotate through the different departments of the teaching hospital. The first two years are devoted to basic subjects, studying structures and functions of human organism and its behaviour. In the 3rd year and part of the fourth year, preclinical subjects are taught.
Clinical courses start from the fourth year, span over the three years.
Some of the subjects are organized in blocks. In addition, in some semesters there are elective and optional subjects from a broader spectrum. After the 2nd, 4th and 5th year, summer clinical practice in the main clinical subjects are to be taken. The whole 6th year is devoted to the rotations in the internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics both in teaching hospital and outpatient departments preparing students for the final state examinations which are the prerequisits for obtaining the title of doctor of medicine. Student Selection for Admission to Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin Selection for admission consist of multiple choice questions.