I'm glad to inform you about the start of a USMLE Step 1 preparatory course at the University
    of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center in Hungary with the assistance of Kaplan (www.kaplan.
    com), a well-known international educational company to build up cooperation that would provide high-
    quality teaching for medical students.

    USMLE

    Entering residency in the United States of America requires the Educational Committee for Foreign Medical
    Graduates (ECFMG) certification, which can be obtained after successfully taking the United States Medical
    Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and 2. USMLE assesses a physician's ability to apply knowledge,
    concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills, that are important in health
    and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care. Step 1 assesses whether the
    examinee understands and able to apply important concepts of the sciences basic to the practice of medicine.
    Step 1 ensures mastery of not only the sciences that provide a foundation for the safe and competent practice
    of medicine in the present, but also the scientific principles required for maintenance of competence through
    lifelong learning (www.usmle.org).

    PREPARATORY COURSE

    This course ensures that the applicants gain ample information in the subjects that are covered by exam,
    providing opportunity to finish in the high percentiles.

    Place:
    University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center
    H-4032 Debrecen, Nagyerdei Krt. 98.

    Date:
    21st June, 2010 - 6th August, 2010. (7 weeks)

    Tuition fee:
    transferring before 31st December, 2009. 3 000 USD
    transferring after 31st December, 2009. 3 399 USD
  • 7 weeks of high-yield live lectures
                 - Anatomy
                 - Biochemistry
                 - Behavioral Science
                 - Immunology
                 - Medical Genetics
                 - Microbiology
                 - Pathology
                 - Pharmacology
                 - Physiology
  • Diagnostic test of 150 questions with performance analysis
  • Subject based assessment tests with explanations
  • Answers and explanations to all subject assessment exams
  • Full-length online exam simulation
  • Qbook with 850 practice questions and a test-taking strategy guide
  • Complete set of lecture notes


    Subject                                 Hours             Days
    Anatomy                                 34                 5
    Behavioral Science                   24                 3
    Biochemistry                           35                 5
    Medical Genetics                       7                 1
    Immunology + Microbiology     34                 5
    Pathology                               44                 6
    Pharmacology                         35                 5
    Physiology                              42                 5
    Test Taking                              3                 1
                        
    Total                                     258                 37



    IMPORTANT: accommodation with two meals a day is provided in our brand new, three-star West Hostel
    located on the campus for reasonable price (upon request).

    For more information regarding the course, accommodation and visa issues, feel free to contact me!