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 Hungarian universities that educate medicine to provide 3 month credit- bearing senior electives to medical students who are in their 5th year of education.
The rotations begin in July and October, 2010 and January and April, 2011.
This program is sponsored and managed by the HUNGARIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, HMAA (www.hmaa.org.)
The purpose of the Program is to facilitate the exchange of students, 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 the following electives: Internal Medicine – Endocrinology, Internal Medicine in hospital, Pediatrics – Child Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Emergency Care, Surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Neuroradiology
Please note that these electives are subject to availability at the the time of the rotation.
Financing:
- 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)
Student housing is provided by the HMAA in Buffalo.
Selected applicants are encouraged to submit an application for financial support to the HAESF.
(Hungarian American Enterprize Scholarship Fund)
Students who receive a scholarship from HAESF are expected to pay USD 150 a month each to offset some of the costs. The malpractice insurance for 3 months is appr. USD 300-400.
For further information about HAESF visit the www.haesf.org website.
Contact persons:
Éva Tamoga, e mail: ejtamoga@acsu.buffalo.edu
Dr.László Mechtler, email: lmechtler@dentinstitute.com
Ágnes Stadler, e mail: agnesstadler@yahoo.com
Who can apply?
Hungarian medical students who are in their 5th year of education beginning September 2009.
Deadline: applications must be postmarked by January 15, 2010.
Requirements (written in 2 copies):
- Completed Application Form
- Letter of recommendation from the Dean
- Letter of recommendation from two different department chairmen
- Copy of index from year 1 onwards and statement of the medical student status
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation/intent
- TOEFL exam
- Passport size photo
Please note that the TOEFL exam procedure might take several months.
The application must be complete, otherwise it will be automatically rejected.
One copy with a photo to be sent to:
HMAA c/o Eva Tamoga Ed.M.
651 Honeydale Court
East Amherst, NY 14051, USA
One copy with a photo to be sent to:
Semmelweis University,
Directorate of International Relations
1085 Budapest
Üllői u.26.
Phone: +36 1 317 9079
Fax: +36 1 459 1559
e mail: gyorgyi@nkcs.semmelweis.hu
Program coordinator in Debrecen:
Prof. Csongor Kiss
University of Debrecen
Department of Paediatrics
4032 Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt 98.
Phone: +36 52 452 747
Fax: + 36 52 255 893
e mail: kisscs@dote.hu, heteyne@dote.hu
Program coordinator in Pécs:
Prof. Péter Németh
University of Pécs
Department of Immunology and Biotechnology
7643 Pécs
Szigeti u.12.
Phone: +36 72 536 290
Fax: +36 72 536 289
e mail: peter.nemeth@aok.pte.hu
Program coordinator in Szeged:
Prof. Gyula Szabó
University of Szeged
Department of Pathophysiology
6701 Szeged
Semmelweis u.1., Pf. 427
Phone: +36 62 545 994
Fax: +36 62 545 710
e mail: szabog@patph.szote.u-szeged.hu
HMAA Representative in Hungary:
Eszter Bodnár MD
Budapest
Phone: +36 1 220 4630
+36 30 276 8221
e mail: ebodnar@medical-center.hu
All students must submit an EXIT INTERVIEW to HMAA Chair after the end of rotation.
Application Form is available on the HMAA website ( www.hmaa.org) under Exchange Program.
