Medicine Summer Practice

Summer practice related frequently asked questions

How can I apply for the approval of the place of the summer practice?

1. Summer practice at an Institution/Clinic of Semmelweis University

No approval is needed in this case. To organize your practice and ensure that you will be accepted you should contact the relevant Institution/Clininc and speak with your tutor.
Please note: Semmelweis University Departments require that you do a special registration via Neptun for their summer practice course(s). About details and departmental regulations, please consult your tutor.

2. Summer practice at an Institution/Clinic outside of Semmelweis University

Approval of such summer practices is needed beforehand, and a certificate on completition must be submitted before registration to the next term.
In the Member States of the European Union (and in Switzerland and Norway), clinical practice is accepted and recognised if it is earned at state-accredited university clinics or teaching hospitals.
Clinical pratice outside the EU can only be done in case they were accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB).
Please contact your registrar for details with specifics.

When and how do I have to submit the certification on my completed summer practice?

Certificates on a completed summer practice outside Semmelweis University should be submitted to the Directorate of International Studies, Division of English Language Programs by the first day of the following term’s registration period at the latest.
Please note: students are not allowed to proceed to the next year unless the form of completion is submitted to the Directorate of international Studies, Division of English Language Programs before registration.

Please use the downloadable forms for each Faculty.

Compulsory summer practices by years:

1st year
Summer Nursing Practice* (*after 1st or 2nd year)
2nd year
1 month – Summer Nursing Practice* (*after 1st or 2nd year)
3rd year
1 month – Summer Internal Medicine Practice
4td year
1 month – Summer Surgery Practice