Medicine, 6-year MD Program (English Division)

About the course

A six-year medical degree (MD, 384 ECTS) taught in English by the English Division of the Faculty of Medicine. Practical clinical classes start in fourth year, and there are compulsory summer clerkships after each year (20 weeks in total). It prepares graduates for the Polish Medical Licensing Examination (LEK).

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Applicants need Biology and Chemistry at advanced level (Higher Level for the Leaving Cert), plus Physics or Mathematics at basic or advanced level (Ordinary or Higher), with passing grades. These school grades make up 20% of the ranking score. Under the university’s conversion table for Ireland (Appendix 19), H1=100, H2=83, H3=67, H4=50, H5=40, H6=20 and H7=10 points; Ordinary Level grades use the same points but count as basic level, with lower multipliers applied. You can apply with predicted grades.
• The other 80% comes from the WUM online competency test, taken in English: 80 multiple-choice questions (Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Decision Making 20; maximum 100 points), one attempt per cycle. UCAT, BMAT, MCAT, GAMSAT or HPAT scores (up to 5 years old) can replace the test only for candidates granted an exemption, which the university says most candidates are not; email admissions to confirm before using this route.
• Proof of English is required once you qualify, for example IELTS 6.5, TOEFL iBT 87 or Cambridge FCE 173 (IB or EB diplomas are also accepted).

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. Check requirementsMake sure you are taking Higher Level Biology and Chemistry, and Physics or Maths. Plan to sit the WUM competency test; only ask about using a UCAT/HPAT score if admissions confirm you are exempt.
2. Register onlineOpen an application in the Online Recruitment System (it opened in March in 2026 and closed on 30 June 2026) and upload your passport, predicted grades and photo.
3. Pay and sit the testPay the EUR 24 fee so it is credited before your chosen online session (six sessions from late March to early July in 2026), then sit the test once.
4. Confirm your placeIf you qualify, pay the EUR 1,000 confirmation fee by the stated deadline, then send your final Leaving Cert results, English certificate and other documents by the university’s deadline.

Costs

• EUR 18,800 a year for students starting in 2026/27 (or EUR 9,600 per semester, or EUR 4,900 per quarter), under Rector’s Order 58/2026. The order gives a total of EUR 112,800 for the six years, so the annual rate for that intake stays the same each year. The fee applies to all students on the English-language programme, including EU students. Application fee (non-refundable): EUR 24 if you sit the WUM competency test, or EUR 20 on the standardised test score path. Once you qualify you pay a EUR 1,000 confirmation fee, which counts towards tuition; EUR 500 of it could be refunded if you withdrew in writing before 15 July 2026. Fees for 2027/28 have not been published yet.

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