HUNGARIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
ANNOUNCEMENT
Senior Medical Student Program in the USA
The State University of New York, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at BUFFALO and The State University of New York, Upstate Medical University at SYRACUSE entered into an agreement with the four Medical Universities in Hungary to provide 3 month credit bearing senior electives to medical students who are in their 6th year of education.
This program is sponsored and managed by the HUNGARIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (HMAA)
The purpose of the Program is to facilitate the exchange of personnel, experience and knowledge between the involved Medical Universities. With this program the HMAA contributes and provides broad medical knowledge to young Hungarian physicians who are entering the Hungarian Health Care System.
Students may take electives in any field available in the senior year in both American Medical Schools.
Students are expected to provide:
- Round trip air transportation
- Cost of books, materials if required
- Health insurance
- Meal costs (some Buffalo departments provide meal tickets for use in the
hospital) - Medical liability (coordinated by HMAA) – Primary contact: dr.László Mechtler email: lmechtler@dentinstitute.com
Student housing is provided by the HMAA in Buffalo, although students who receive a scholarship from HAESF are expected to pay $150.00 USD a month each to offset some of the costs.
Who can apply?
Hungarian medical students of the four Hungarian Medical Universities who are in their 5th year of education beginning September 2006.
Deadline: applications must be postmarked by December 31, 2006
Requirements (written in 3 copies):
- Completed Application Form
- Letter of recommendation from the Dean
- Letter of recommendation from two different department chairmen
- Copy of index and statement of the medical student status
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation/intent
- Toefl exam, passport size photo
The application must be complete, otherwise it will be automatically rejected.
Two copies are to be sent to:
HMAA (Hungarian Medical Association of America Inc.) Phone/Fax: +1 716 839 2524
PO Box 337 e mail: hmaa@hmaa.org
Buffalo, NY 14213-0337 website: www.hmaa.org
One full copy with a photo to be sent to the following:
Students of Semmelweis University to:
Semmelweis University,
Department of International Relations Phone: +36 1 317 9079
1085 Budapest Fax: +36 1 459 1559
Üllői u.26.fszt.2. e mail: gyorgyi@nkcs.semmelweis.hu
Students of Debrecen, Pécs, Szeged to the Program coordinators.
Chairperson of the HMAA Exchange Program and Program coordinator in Buffalo:
Laszlo L. Mechtler, MD address through HMAA
Buffalo NY e mail: lmechtler@dentinstitute.com
Co-chairperson:
Irene L. Krisztinicz, MD e mail: dxbus@yahoo.com
Buffalo, NY
Administrative assistance and student advisor
Eva Tamoga e mail: ejtamoga@acsu.buffalo.edu
Program coordinator in Syracuse:
Prof. Gabriel P. Haas, Chairman Phone: + 1 315 464 6105,6100
Department of Urology, State University of New York Fax: +1 315 464 6117
e mail: haasg@mailbox.hsesyr.edu
Program coordinator at Semmelweis University:
Prof. István Karádi
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Phone: +36 1 317 9057
1085 Budapest Fax: +36 1 266 0441
Üllői út 26. e mail: veganvrekhiv.semmelweis.hu
Program coordinator in Debrecen:
Prof. László Módis Phone: +36 52 416 392
University of Debrecen Fax: + 36 52 432 290
Department of Physiology e mail: modis@chondron.anat.dote.hu
4012 Debrecen
Nagyerdei krt 98.
Program coordinator in Pécs:
Prof. Péter Németh Phone: +36 72 536 290
University of Pécs Fax: +36 72 536 289
Department of Immunology and Biotechnology e mail: peter.nemeth@aok.pte.hu
7643 Pécs
Szigeti u.12.
Program coordinator in Szeged:
Prof. Gyula Szabó Phone: +36 62 545 994
University of Szeged Fax: +36 62 545 710
Department of Pathophysiology e mail: szabog@patph.szote.u-szeged.hu
6701 Szeged
Semmelweis u.1., Pf. 427
HMAA Representative in Hungary:
Eszter Bodnár MD Phone: +36 1 220 4630
Budapest +36 30 276 8221
e mail: ebodnar@chello.hu
HMAA Representative at Semmelweis University:
Dr. Veronika Kőmíves Phone: +36 1 317 9079
Head, Dept. of International Relations Fax: +36 1 459 1559
Budapest, Semmelweis University e mail: komiv@nkcs.semmelweis.hu
Administrative assistance and student advisor in Debrecen:
Tamás Deli Phone: + 36 52 411600/ext. 55272
University of Debrecen Fax: + 36 52 432 289
Department of Physiology e mail: tamasdeli@yahoo.com
4012 Debrecen
Nagyerdei krt.98.
All students must submit an EXIT INTERVIEW to HMAA Chair after the end of rotation.
Application Form is available at your Medical School from the HMAA representatives/advisors or on HMAA website under Exchange Program.
