6-year M.D. Programme (Doctor of Medicine)

About the course

A six-year (12-semester) uniform master’s degree in medicine taught in English at the Medical University of Gdańsk, including practical classes and professional placements.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Leaving Certificate Higher Level results count as the equivalent of Polish advanced-level exams. You need two Higher Level subjects: Biology (compulsory) plus Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. MUG converts grades to points: H1 = 30, H2 = 26.7, H3 = 23.7, H4 = 20.7, H5 = 17.7, H6 = 14.7, H7 = 11.7, H8 = 0. No minimum grade is published.
• Entrance exam: a written multiple-choice test in Biology and Chemistry, plus an interview on English proficiency, motivation and suitability for the medical profession.
• English: MUG says applicants with an Irish certificate do not need to submit a separate English certificate; English is assessed at interview.

Working in Ireland afterwards

Because your medical degree comes from an EU/EEA country, the Medical Council of Ireland can recognise it automatically under EU Directive 2005/36/EC, as long as it is listed in Annex V (point 5.1.1). If that listing says the degree must come with an internship or state-exam certificate from your home country, you need to have that too, and you must also show your current professional standing and meet the English-language requirements. Graduates of EU/EEA medical schools may apply to the HSE for Irish intern posts, but only if their home-country degree does not already count as complete training. In older HSE intern guides (e.g., the 2022 guide), only graduates from medical schools in Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Iceland and Slovenia could apply. Graduates from other EEA countries (and Italians holding the ‘abilitante’ degree) were told they are not eligible, because they qualify directly for General registration. Applicants who need no work permit were matched before those who do. Please check the current eligibility list in the HSE intern guide for the year you apply. We could not confirm it for the July 2027 intake because the current HSE guide pages are password-protected.

How to apply

1. Register onlineCreate an account on the MUG online admissions system, confirm your email and choose the M.D. programme. For 2026 entry, registration opened on 18 March and there was a 100 PLN registration fee.
2. Upload documentsUpload your Leaving Certificate with an Apostille, the application form, your passport copy and the other required documents by the deadline (15 July for 2026 entry), then send the signed paper originals as instructed.
3. Sit the exam and interviewBook an online exam date (several dates between May and July in 2026) for the multiple-choice test in Biology and Chemistry and the interview in English.
4. Accept and payIf you get a place, send payment confirmation for the Orientation Week fee and tuition, plus proof of health insurance (for example an EHIC), and attend the compulsory Orientation Week in the last week of September.

Costs

• The university charges 64,200 PLN a year (paid as 32,100 PLN per semester, in October and February), about 15,100 euro at current exchange rates; the euro amount changes with the exchange rate. There is also a one-off registration fee of 100 PLN (about 23 euro) and a one-off Orientation Week fee of 3,100 PLN (about 730 euro). The published fees apply to all English Division students, with no separate EU rate. Budget for extra costs such as protective equipment for placements. Figures are for 2026 entry; 2027 fees were not yet published.

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