Medical and Diagnostic Devices

Baccalaureate studies in the study programme Medical and Diagnostic Devices (health sciences) is a professionally oriented study programme. The study programme fully respects the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications within the European Union (EU).

The standard length of study is a minimum of three and a maximum of five years. The studies are completed by the award of the degree of Bachelor (B.Sc.).

The study includes compulsory professional practice of the student in a total of one semester. The teaching is focused on development of practical skills of the student. It is carried out in general or specialised inpatient health care facilities, in medical device dispensaries, public and hospital pharmacies with a portfolio of medical devices. In addition to the professional practice in medical institutions, the teaching includes other methods for skills development through laboratory exercises, project-oriented interactive seminars, internship in a non-medical workplace dealing with medical devices and/or in vitro diagnostic medical devices (government regulatory authorities, manufacturers, representative offices of foreign medical device manufacturers and suppliers, etc.).

Theoretical teaching is interdisciplinary in nature. The student gains an overview of the different types, types and classes of medical devices that are part of health care. He/she has an understanding of medical devices in terms of quality, safety vigilance and their intended use for health care delivery.

The combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, intensively supported by hands-on learning, will enable the student to develop his/her skills, assume the responsibility of becoming a competent medical device professional.

Prospects of graduates

Graduates of the bachelor's degree programme become health professionals in the field of health sciences. They can find employment in general or specialised healthcare institutions (central sterilisation departments, laboratory medicine departments), in public pharmacies with a range of medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices, in hospital pharmacies with a medical devices department. After training, they are able to ensure the control of the device, support systems, calibration of technical equipment and perform their maintenance. They are responsible for operational readiness, safe handling of medical devices, cost-effective operation and appropriate procurement of necessary medical device equipment in medical facilities. Graduates of the Bachelor's degree are professionally prepared for performance in clinical practice, e.g. for ensuring the prevention of infection with medical devices, participating in the certification and production of medical devices. Other possibilities of employment are regulatory institutions of the Ministry of Health, e.g. at the Medical Devices Department of the State Institute for Drug Control, at the Health Care Supervision Authority and at other public offices and institutions. Graduates can also work in the pharmaceutical industry with a portfolio of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, in medical device manufacturers, including medical devices and systems, in distribution companies, as well as in research and education.

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Conditions of admission

The basic condition for admission to the university is obtaining a complete secondary or complete secondary vocational education. An applicant who fails to prove fulfilment of the basic admission requirements at the time of verification of fulfilment of the admission requirements may be admitted conditionally, provided that he/she is obliged to prove fulfilment of the basic admission requirements no later than the date set for enrolment. The right of an applicant who has been admitted conditionally to the study shall be terminated if he or she fails to prove fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission no later than the date set for enrolment.

Under the provisions of Section 32 of Act No. 578/2004 Coll. on health care providers, health care workers, professional organisations in the health care sector and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts, as amended, the faculty requires that the materials attached to the application for studies include a medical opinion on medical fitness to exercise a health profession.

For the Bachelor's degree programme in Medical and Diagnostic Devices conducted in the Slovak language, applicants will be admitted according to the following rules:

(a) any applicant who has obtained an overall average grade point average in the last four years of study at a general or pharmaceutical secondary school up to and including 1.750 and submitted a written application for admission on the basis of this section.

(b) any applicant who placed in one of the top three places in the national round of the Olympiad for secondary school pupils in the subject of biology OR chemistry and submitted a written application for admission to you on the basis of this point.

(c) a candidate not admitted under condition (a) or (b) of this clause, depending on the position in order of merit in the National Comparative Examination (hereinafter referred to as the NCE) with the best result.

The transfer of a student from another higher education institution shall be carried out in the form of an admission procedure in accordance with these conditions and the provisions of Section 58 of the Act on Higher Education (Act No. 131/2002 Coll., as amended).

Additional information

The application is submitted electronically via the AIS2 system, but must also be delivered in hard copy along with the required attachments to the faculty's address by 30 June 2025

A candidate may apply for the bachelor's study programme in medical and diagnostic devices or for both study programmes conducted at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Comenius University (bachelor's study programme - medical and diagnostic devices and master's study programme - pharmacy) on a single application form.

It is not possible to transfer from the bachelor's study programme in Medical and Diagnostic Devices to the master's study programme in Pharmacy or to continue studies there.

Applicants who apply only for the Bachelor of Medical and Diagnostic Devices must meet the admission requirements specified for the Bachelor of Medical and Diagnostic Devices. Applicants who indicate more than one programme of study on their application form must fulfil the requirements for all the programmes of study for which they have applied. These results will be recalculated according to the admission criteria for that programme of study. If an applicant fulfils the admission requirements for more than one programme of study, he/she will be admitted to the programme for which he/she applied with the highest priority (in order of importance).

Conditions for international students

The condition for admission of foreigners (including compatriots) to study is the demonstration of the necessary eligibility in the same way as in the case of citizens of the Slovak Republic, which follows from the provisions of Section 56, Paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. 1 of the Higher Education Act, namely the acquisition of a complete secondary or complete secondary vocational education which is recognised according to Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of documents on education and on the recognition of professional qualifications and on the amendment and supplementation of certain acts.

Without entrance examinations
yes

Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

Any applicant who:

can be admitted to the Bachelor's study programme Medical and Diagnostic Devices conducted in Slovak without an admission procedure:

has obtained an overall average grade point average in the last four years of study at a secondary school of general or pharmaceutical sciences up to and including 1.750 and has submitted a written application for admissionon the basis of this point; or

achieved placement in one of the first three places in the national round of the Olympiad for secondary school pupils in the subjects "biology" OR "chemistry"

An application for admission without an admissions process must be received with the application to the HEI, but no later than 30 June 2025.

The overall average merit is calculated for four-year secondary schools from the annual and half-year report cards for years 1 to 3 and for the first half of year 4, including elective subjects (behavioural grades are not included). The overall average merit is calculated for all half-years and full years together, not separately. In the case of multi-year secondary school graduates, grades from the last four years of studyare calculated by analogy (again, in the final year of study, only the first semester). Behavioural grades are not included in the overall average grade.

Mandatory attachments for application for admission without National Comparative Examination
- application for admission without NPS - received together with the application form or subsequently, but not later than 30. June 2025
- official certified photocopies of the general or vocational secondary school report cards for the last four years of study or a document confirming winning one of the first three places in the national round of the Olympiad for secondary school pupils in the subject "biology" OR "chemistry".

Coordinator for students with specific needs

Doc. PharmDr. Szilvia Czigle, PhD.

responsible officer - Mgr. Adriana Lendvayová

tel: 02/9016 9145

email: studijne@fpharm.uniba.sk, lendvayova@fpharm.uniba.sk

General information on the admission exam

Admission to the Faculty of Pharmacy Comenius University Bratislava is possible only after passing the admission procedure (i.e. the transfer of a student from another university is also carried out through the admission procedure).

Faculty of Pharmacy Comenius University Bratislava does not organise an entrance examination. The NCE is organised by www.scio.cz (more detailed information will be sent to each applicant by e-mail after his/her application has been registered)

The admission fee of 50,-EUR will be paid by applicants by bank transfer to the faculty's account and a receipt of payment will be attached to the application form.

A mandatory attachment to the application form for the study programme is a medical report on medical fitness in relation to the performance of the relevant health profession.

Detailed rules of the admission procedure and useful information are published on the website of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Comenius University https://www.fpharm.uniba.sk/prijimacky

Form of entrance exam

FaF UK does not organise an entrance exam. For admission, the applicant is required to pass the NCE.

Tests

The NPS for the Bachelor's degree programme in Medical and Diagnostic Devices consists of:

a) a test in natural sciences (biology) OR (chemistry)
b) a test of general study prerequisites (hereinafter referred to as "GSP")

Organisationally, the NCE is provided by the company to which the contract for the implementation of the NCE is awarded in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 25/2006 Coll. on Public Procurement and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended.

The NCE test and the science test (biology) OR (chemistry) can be taken between the months of December 2024 to June 2025 (even repeatedly). In terms of the admission procedure, the candidate shall always be credited with the best result of the test taken.

The result on the level of academic aptitude in the specified area will be in the form of a percentile. The science test result will be weighted 80% in the overall assessment (biology OR chemistry test only), the GSP test result will be weighted 20% (all sections within this test will be weighted equally). The overall ranking of each candidate's performance will be determined by weighting the results from both tests (Science and GSP).

Apply the application for study

01.12.2020 - 30.06.2025
Performance of the entrance exam

01.12.2020 - 30.06.2025
Send certificate to

30.06.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
40

Additions

leaving certificate (paper form, electronic form)
CV (paper form, electronic form)
medical statement on medical fitness to practice the medical profession (paper form, Annex No. 2 to Act No. 578/2004 Coll. – https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/prilohy/SK/ZZ/2004/578/ (paper form, electronic form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 720 €

The fee for admission procedure
application form: 50 €
E-application form: 50 €

Billing information

Fee amount 50 €

Account Number: 700083012/8180

IBAN: SK 61 8180 0000 0070 0013 4836

Bank: State Treasury

SWIFT: SUBASKBX

Variable symbol: 649003

Recipient message: name and surname of the applicant (mandatory)

Constant symbol: 558

Note: the name of the bidder is a mandatory detail used to identify the payment

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