Croatia

05.12.2025 12:36 am

Below is the full academic schedule used across Croatian medical universities offering the 6-year MD program (doktor medicine):

Major faculties following this structure:

University of Zagreb – School of Medicine
University of Split – School of Medicine (including English program)
University of Rijeka – Faculty of Medicine
University of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine

All follow the EU-standard 360 ECTS / 6-year integrated medical program aligned with Directive 2005/36/EC.

🇭🇷 FULL ACADEMIC SCHEDULE — CROATIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES (MD – 6 YEARS / 360 ECTS)

Below is the detailed year-by-year and semester-by-semester curriculum.

📘 DETAILED 6-YEAR MEDICAL CURRICULUM TABLE (CROATIA)

Year	Semester	Main Module Groups	Detailed Subjects / Components	Skills & Competencies
1	Sem 1	Basic Biomedical Foundations	Anatomy I, Histology I, Embryology, Medical Chemistry, Biology, Biophysics	Dissection, microscopy, lab skills
	Sem 2	Basic Sciences II	Anatomy II, Histology II, Physiology I, Medical Ethics, Biostatistics	Scientific foundations, professionalism
2	Sem 3	Advanced Structure & Function	Physiology II, Biochemistry I, Medical Genetics, Immunology I	Integration of system functions
	Sem 4	Preclinical Foundations	Biochemistry II, Microbiology I, Public Health (intro), First Aid	Early clinical and public health exposure
3	Sem 5	Mechanisms of Disease I	General Pathology, Systemic Pathology, Microbiology II, Immunology II	Mechanisms of disease development
	Sem 6	Clinical Basics & Diagnostics	Pharmacology I–II, Pathophysiology, Clinical Skills I, Radiology (intro), Laboratory Medicine	History taking, physical exam, diagnostics
4	Sem 7	Core Clinical Sciences I	Internal Medicine I, General Surgery I, Neurology I, Psychiatry I, Dermatology	Bedside rounds, case discussions
	Sem 8	Organ System Clinical Training	Pediatrics I, Obstetrics & Gynecology I, ENT, Ophthalmology, Infectious Diseases	Outpatient clinics, subject exams
5	Sem 9	Clinical Rotations II	Internal Medicine II, Surgery II, Orthopedics & Traumatology, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology & ICU	Procedural and diagnostic competencies
	Sem 10	Specialty Clinical Rotations	Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Oncology, Family Medicine	Intermediate-level patient management
6	Sem 11	Practical Clinical Year – Part I	Long rotations: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics	Near-independent supervised practice
	Sem 12	Practical Clinical Year – Part II	OB/GYN, Emergency Medicine, Primary Care, Electives	Night shifts, advanced hands-on skills
—	—	Final State Examination	Oral, written, and practical clinical exam	Required for MD degree (doktor medicine)

🎓 AFTER COMPLETION

Component	Description
Degree Awarded	Doktor medicine (Doctor of Medicine – MD equivalent)
Licensing	Graduates enter medical internship + pass Croatian licensing exam
Residency Training	4–6 years, depending on specialty
EU Recognition	Full recognition under EU Directive 2005/36/EC