semmelweis university 2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3

The goal of the training:
a. Knowledge of diagnostics, ethiopathogenesis and treatment of skin diseases concerning
the competency of general practitioners.
b. Problem-oriented assessment of skin symptoms and the knowledge of their connections
to general medicine.
1,5 hours every week. Half of the fourth year students takes the subject in the first semester, the
other half in the second semester. The curriculum contains the following topics: anatomy and
functions of the skin, dermatoinfectology, oncodermatology, atopic dermatitis, ekzema, drug
eruptions, bullous diseases, allergic skin diseases, autoimmun skin disorders, sexually transmitted
diseases.
2,5 hours every week. Half of the fourth year students takes the subject in the first semester, the
other half in the second semester. Students examine patients, master the description of skin
symptoms, evaluation of symptoms and dermatological treatment options.
Fungal infections are discussed during a special practice.
Important notes:
All preclinical modules are required. Registration in the Neptun system is imperative at the
beginning of the semester.
Attendance of the lectures and practices is compulsory. Three absences are accepted.
Lectures are compulsory. Each student should attend the practice of one particular teacher.
Attendance of a practice at another teacher is accepted for the missed practices. The deputy
teacher’s signature is required.
Semester requirement: One mid-term exam (written test) – around the 10th week of the
semester. Optional: at the end of semester a competition for clinical examination (a written quiz
with projected clinical cases) is announced. The best students are dispensed from taking the
practical part of the semi-final examination.
Sign up in the Neptun system is imperative.
End semester evaluation: Practical part (clinical examination and discussion of one patient) and
theoretical part with randomly selected three main topics compose the semi-final examination.
Exam: Semi-final examination.
Sign up and modifying exam: Via Neptun.
Absence from the exam: Only an official medical certificate is accepted within 3 working days.
PULMONOLOGY
Tutor: Dr. Márta Orosz
Second semester
Lectures (1 hour per week)
Invasive and noninvasive diagnostic techniques of the lung diseases.
i.e. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, lung biopsies, B.A.L., radiology,
CT-scan, radioisotope scanning, ultrasound, lung function tests,
immunological examinations.
The lung: anatomy and function (inclusive non-respiratory)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
(Small Airway Diseases except: bronchial asthma)
Epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, clinical picture, therapy.
SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Faculty of Medicine
187