Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine
PhD in Cardiovascular SciencePrague, Czech Republic
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
CZK 2,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
* applicants from non-EU/EEA countries are advised to apply by April 30th
** online application fee: 720 CZK
Key Summary
Introduction
The program focuses on the full range of cardiovascular research. Clinical fields include cardiology, pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery, angiology, vascular surgery, vascular neurology - as well as related theoretical and preclinical disciplines resp. their parts dealing with cardiovascular research - anatomy, biology, embryology, histology, physiology and pathophysiology, medical chemistry and biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, medical immunology, preventive medicine, and epidemiology).
The program is carried out without any specialization.
Admissions
Career Opportunities
The graduate is capable of independent research as well as research in a multidisciplinary team in the field of cardiovascular science on a high internationally recognized level. He/she acquired a deep knowledge of the entire spectrum of cardiovascular (c-v) research fields: c-v anatomy, c-v histology, c-v embryology, c-v physiology, c-v pathology, c-v pathophysiology, c-v biochemistry, c-v epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment and prevention of c-v diseases.
The graduate may become an academic (university) teacher, a researcher in any other research organization, a leader in private companies (focused on c-v diseases), leading or chief physician in clinical practice ((in the case that he/she obtained an appropriate clinical board certification as well).
The graduate is able to realize his/her original research ideas and present them internationally in the form of original papers in leading international peer-reviewed journals and also presentations at leading world conferences in the given specialty.