Medicine (MD), 6-year English-language programme

About the course

A six-year, long-cycle MD programme (360 ECTS) taught in English and open only to applicants who are not Polish citizens. Teaching uses medical simulation, problem-based learning and medical cases, with clinical training in teaching hospitals.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Leaving Certificate holders apply through the EU/OECD route, so there are no subject entrance exams. Your grades in Biology plus two of Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics are converted to points using the university’s published Ireland table: H1 or O1 = 100, H2 = 85, H3 = 75, H4 = 65, H5 = 55, H6 = 45, H7 = 35 (O2 = 80, O3 = 70, O4 = 60, O5 = 50, O6 = 40, O7 = 30; grade 8 = 0).
• Everyone also sits an online qualification test (20 multiple-choice questions in 20 minutes on life-science and mathematical terminology, up to 100 points) and a Zoom interview of about 5 to 10 minutes on motivation, empathy, teamwork and career goals (up to 100 points). The total is out of 500.
• You need an English certificate at B2 level or above from the list in the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education regulation (July 2025). The university does not mention any exemption for native speakers or the Leaving Certificate, so check with admissions which certificate to take.

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 e-rekrutacja.umlub.pl, upload scans of your Leaving Certificate results and pay the 100 PLN fee. In 2026, registration ran from 17 April to 22 June.
2. Test and interviewBook an online test and Zoom interview date (in 2026: 28 April, 7 May, 27 May or 10 June). You need a working camera and microphone.
3. ResultsThe list of initially qualified candidates was published on 10 July in 2026. A supplementary round ran in July to September for remaining places.
4. Send documentsBy 30 September, send your apostilled Leaving Certificate, B2 English certificate, medical clearance, health insurance proof and Hepatitis B vaccination record, then pay the first fee.

Costs

• USD 18,240 a year (two semester payments of USD 9,120, or four instalments of USD 2,394 each semester), roughly EUR 15,700 at recent exchange rates. The university charges fees in US dollars and publishes no separate EU rate, so Irish students pay the full fee. There is also a one-off, non-refundable application fee of 100 PLN (about EUR 23). Students pay their own international bank transfer charges.

At a glance