Poznan University of Medical Sciences is one of the leading medical schools in Poland. It prides itself on early patient contact, with students interacting with patients from the second year, when clinics begin. Theory is combined with practice from the outset, and students are also able to volunteer to assist their lecturers during their duties in clinics, which allows for active participation in medical procedures and surgeries. The school has a very high success rate in licensing exams, with a
81.5% USMLE Step 1 first-attempt passing rate, a 79.1% USMLE Step 2 CK first-attempt passing rate, and residency matches in the USA of 61% in 2022, 36% in 2021 and 63% in 2020. The school is number 1 in the LEK Polish Medical Licensing Examination results, and has a 90% overall pass rate in the Taiwanese national medical licensing exam.
Additionally, it boasts an entire building for medical simulation, with standardised patients, and also broad expertise in medical simulation as a whole – it therefore states that it is the leader in medical simulation education in Poland.
Students are able to practise their clinical skills in special practice rooms, which are equipped to simulate a real-life family medicine doctor’s office. Additionally, there is even an ultrasound laboratory available for workshops and student self-practice.
PUMS’ entrance exam is made up of two parts: a written science quiz and then an oral examination or interview with professors from the school.
The written science quiz is 60 minutes long, and is administered via the school’s distance learning platform OLAT. The exam is secured through online proctoring software. It covers core scientific knowledge, more information on which can be found on the university’s site.
The oral examination is between 20-40 minutes long, and is administered using Microsoft Teams. You will be expected to have both video and audio connection. A link to join the meeting will be e-mailed to you in advance. The content covered is, again, discussed in more information on the university’s site, across biology, chemistry, and physics.
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The overall acceptance rate for Medicine at PUMS is 26%, making this a highly competitive medical school for Poland. The total enrollment is 7500.Â
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The following past questions cover biology.
What can you tell me about the different types of polymer?
What do you know about prokaryotic cell structure?
What are some cell surface structures? What is the internal organisation of a cell?
Tell me about Eukaryotic cell structure and function.
What is the plasma membrane?
What do the mitochondria of a cell do?
What are cell junctions?
What is local signalling? What about long distance signalling?
What are the stages of cell signalling?
What is mitosis? How does it differ from meiosis?
What are the different phases of the cell cycle? Tell me about each.
What is the mitotic spindle?
What are the different stages of meiosis?
Please tell me about the production of ATP.
What are the stages of cellular respiration?
What do you know about viruses?
What is the structure of a virus?
What are the general features of viral replication cycles?
What are prions?
What is the internal organisation of a bacterial cell like?
How do bacteria reproduce and adapt?
What is the role of bacteria in the biosphere?
What is a protist? What do protists do in ecological communities?
What is a fungus?
What do you know about the body structure of a fungus?
What do you know about fungi as pathogens?
What are some practical uses for fungi?
What is the chromosomal basis of sex?
Tell me about the inheritance of X- and Y-linked genes.
Tell me about the alternation of chromosome number and structure.
Tell me about human disorders due to chromosomal alternation.
Tell me about the structural model of DNA.
Tell me about the flow of genetic information.
Tell me about base pairing.
How are new DNA strands synthesised?
What is transcription?
What are the molecular components of transcription?
Tell me about types of mutation.
Tell me about the regulation of gene expression.
