Medical Education in Hungarian Medical Schools

Abstract

　Recently, there has been an increase in the number of Japanese students who want to practice medicine in Japan after receiving their education in a Hungarian medical school and passing the Japanese national examination for medical practitioners. It is of great concern whether they received a sufficient amount of medical education to meet the public trust. Researchers from Japan visited Hungary and observed their medical education system. There are 4 national medical schools that have international courses for educating students from abroad in English. Three of those schools also offer education in German. The Japanese researchers observed international courses being taught in English at Semmerwise University in Budapest and Debrechen University in Debrechen, the 2nd biggest city in Hungary. Although the international education system is not much different from other European countries, some systems such as small group tutorial education, assessment via oral examination, and the requirement of a graduation thesis stood out as key strengths of the Hungarian education system.