Charles University Third Faculty of Medicine
PhD in Preventive Medicine
Prague, Czech Republic
PhD
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,850 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Blended
* applicants from non-EU/EEA countries are advised to apply by April 30th
** online application fee: 720 CZK
Key Summary
About: PhD in Preventive Medicine studies interactions of chemical, physical, and biological factors in living and working environments. It integrates toxicology, molecular biology, and immunology and underpins hygiene and epidemiology. The programme is linked to the Vinohrady health care campus; the hospital opened in 1902.
Career Outcomes: Graduates gain expertise in preventive medicine and apply evidence-based approaches to assess health effects in individuals and populations. You'll design hypotheses, set research aims, choose methods, analyse data, publish in peer-reviewed journals, and present at conferences. Potential roles include academic researcher, epidemiologist, public health specialist, toxicologist, occupational health consultant, policy advisor, university lecturer.
The study program investigates the mechanisms of interaction of chemical, physical and biological factors of the living and the working environments of the organism. It integrates methodological approaches especially in the area of toxicology, molecular biology, and immunology. It is the theoretical basis for preventive medicine fields, ie. hygiene, and epidemiology.
A graduate of the Doctoral study program in biomedical science „Preventive medicine“ will gain profound knowledge in the field of Preventive medicine. On the principle of evidence-based medicine, they will be able to evaluate the effect of different factors on the health of individuals and whole populations. The graduate will know how to determine options and methods of prevention of health disorders. Last but not least, the graduate will be able to set up a scientific hypothesis, determine research aims, choose appropriate strategies and methods to confirm hypotheses, critically evaluate experimental data, publish results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and present them at research meetings and conferences.