Transfer from Ukraine

Ukrainian citizens wishing to continue their residency studies at the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University should apply for a medical doctor's licence. More information here.

More information in Lithuanian and Russian is available here.

Application Form.

Admission

Admission interview: May-June.

Application time: June.

Documents needed for application:

• Medical school diploma (with an authorized translation into Lithuanian)
• License of Medicine doctor issued by State Health Care Accreditation Agency under the Ministry of Health [1]
• Certificate of the Lithuanian knowledge (B1 level) [2]
• Certificate of the internship graduated in Vilnius University, The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences or other certificate of the internship recognized by Ministry of Health of Lithuania.  

Further information may be obtained from the Department of Residency Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University and www.mf.vu.lt

Address: 108 room, M. K. Čiurlionio str. 21, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.

Contacts:

Phone: (+370 5) 2398764, 2398763, 2398767
E-mail: 

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[1] State Health Care Accreditation Agency under the Ministry of Health is giving licenses for doctors for their medical practice according to The Law on Medical Practice of the Republic of Lithuania (No I-1555 of 25 September 1996), The order No V-396 of 27 May 2004 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania „On the approval of the rules on licensing of medical practice“, The order No V-469 of 28 June 2004 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania „On the approval of the list on types of professional qualifications of medical practice“ and other legislation.

For more information, please contact: State Health Care Accreditation Agency under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania (VASPVT). Address: Jeruzales str. 21; LT-08420 Vilnius Lithuania; Tel: +370 5 261 51 77; Internet: http://www.vaspvt.gov.lt; Email: .

[2] Residency studies are in Lithuanian language. The knowledge of Lithuanian upon entrance should be equal to B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Department of Lithuanian Studies of Vilnius University holds the examinations of Lithuanian language proficiency levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 (https://www.flf.vu.lt/en/lsk/courses).

Residency structures

Residency in Medicine is a third cycle university studies in medicine, designed for the physicians seeking to acquire or to change the specialization of the professional qualification in medical practice. After the completion of studies the residents receive the residency certificates stating the professional qualification of either clinical specialist or general practitioner.

Residency in Odontology is a third cycle university studies in dentistry, which lead the graduates to the certificates of professional qualification of an odontology specialist.

Residency in both medicine and odontology is full-time training, composed of theoretical courses and traineeships/practical placements. All rights and duties foreseen by the residency programme and regulations are applied. This training is arranged at the university, university hospital or institution chosen and accredited by the university.

The duration of residency study programmes is 3-6 years depending on the programme.

Residency programmes

Field of Study	No	Title of the study programme	Duration	Price (per year)
Medicine	1.	Abdominal surgery	6	8168
	2.	Obstetrics ang gynaecology	5	8168
	3.	Allergology and clinical immunology	5	8168
	4.	Anaesthesiology and reanimatology	5	8168
	5.	Oncology – chemotherapy	5	8168
	6.	Surgery	5	8168
	7.	Occupational medicine	4	8168
	8.	Dermatovenerology	5	8168
	9.	Dietology	4	8168
	10.	Endocrinology	6	8168
	11.	Physical medicine and rehabilitation	5	8168
	12.	Gastroenterology	6	8168
	13.	Genetics	5	8168
	14.	Geriatrics	4	8168
	15.	Hematology	5	8168
	16.	Infectious diseases	5	8168
	17.	Cardiology	6	8168
	18.	Clinical toxicology	4	8168
	19.	Vascular surgery	6	8168
	20.	Thoracic surgery	5	8168
	21.	Laboratory medicine	5	8168
	22.	Nephrology	6	8168
	23.	Neurosurgery	6	8168
	24.	Neurology	5	8168
	25.	Ophthalmology	5	8168
	26.	Orthopaedics and traumatology	6	8168
	27.	Otorhinolaryngology	5	8168
	28.	Pathology	5	8168
	29.	Plastic and reconstructive surgery	5	8168
	30.	Psychiatry	5	8168
	31.	Pulmonology	6	8168
	32.	Radiology	5	8168
	33.	Oncology - radiotherapy	5	8168
	34.	Rheumathology	6	8168
	35.	Emergency medicine	5	8168
	36.	Sport medicine	4	8168
	37.	Family medicine	4	8168
	38.	Cardiac surgery	5	8168
	39.	Forensic medicine	4	8168
	40.	Urology	5	8168
	41.	Paediatric surgery	6	8168
	42.	Child and adolescent psychiatry	5	8168
	43.	Paediatrics	4	8168
	44.	Paediatrics and neonatology	6	8168
	45.	Paediatrics and paediatric allergology	6	8168
	46.	Paediatrics and paediatric endocrinology	6	8168
	47.	Paediatrics and paediatric gastroenterelogy	6	8168
	48.	Paediatrics and pediatric oncohaematology	6	8168
	49.	Paediatrics and paediatric infectious diseases	6	8168
	50.	Paediatrics and paediatric intensive care	6	8168
	51.	Paediatrics and paediatric cardiology	6	8168
	52.	Paediatrics and paediatric nephrology	6	8168
	53.	Paediatrics and paediatric neurology	6	8168
	54.	Paediatrics and paediatric pulmonology	6	8168
	55.	Paediatrics and paediatric rheumatology	6	8168
	56.	Maxillofacial surgery	5	8168
	57.	Internal diseases	5	8168
Dentistry	1.	Oral surgery	3	11347
	2.	Endodontology	3	11347
	3.	Orthodontics	3	11347
	4.	Prosthodontics	3	11347
	5.	Periodontology	3	11347
	6.	Paediatrics odontology	3	11347