Final Thesis for Graduates

Methodological Guidelines for the Preparation, Defence and Storage of Final Thesis at the Faculty of Medicine (valid till 2026)

Methodological Guidelines for the Preparation, Defence and Storage of Final Thesis at the Faculty of Medicine (valid from 2026)

• Recommendations how to prepare the final thesis for medical programme students (For students of the 2018 admission)
• Request to propose or change the thesis title (Annex 3)
• The title page of the Final thesis (Annex 5)
• Mid -Term Final Thesis Assesement (Annex 4)
• Pledge of Vilnius University Student Submitting a Thesis (Annex 6)

Loading Final Theses to the Information System for Final-Year Students

Submission of final theses and metadata onto VUSIS is carried out in accordance with the Procedure for Administration of Written Works in the Information System of Vilnius University Studies.

Uploading a research paper to Vilnius University (VU) Information System

The final version of the research paper, agreed with the supervisor, must be uploaded onto the Vilnius University Study Information System (VUSIS) by 10 May (for integrated studies) and by 20 May (for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree studies). The research paper shall be uploaded in accordance with the Methodological Guidelines:

The student must sign the guarantee (check it in the system) when uploading their research paper to the VUSIS.

The embargo period is the period of temporary restriction, measured in months from the date of the final thesis defence, during which public access to the Electronic Document containing the final thesis is restricted. The maximum permitted duration of this period for final theses is 36 months. The Committee is responsible for taking the decision regarding the application of the embargo period.

Actions required after uploading

After uploading a research paper to the VUSIS, on the same day, it is necessary to send the research paper in PDF format to the department/clinic administrator via VU email.

The department/clinic administrator must confirm receipt of the research paper within 3 business days.

All official communication must be exclusively conducted via VU email. 

Important information

The title of the final thesis must be consistent across all documents (PDF and the VUSIS system).  If you notice any discrepancies, please contact the administrator of the relevant department. After uploading a final thesis, the VUSIS will automatically perform a plagiarism check.

If plagiarism is established, the thesis cannot be defended.

Permission to defend

A final thesis may only be defended once the supervisor has confirmed that it meets the requirements.

The decision regarding permission to defend is issued within 3 business days during the period for uploading the theses.

If a permit is not granted, the student has the right to appeal to the defence committee within 2 business days.

Eligibility for defence

Only students who have completed their degree study programme and have no outstanding academic debts can defend their final theses. All outstanding academic debts must be cleared by 15 May.

Contacts of Departments / Clinics Administrators

Institute of Biomedical Science:

• Aušra Ruseckaitė - Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physis -  
• Airida Dosinaitė - Department of Anatomy, Histology and Antropology - 
• Giedrė Pikturnienė - Department of Human and Medical Genetics -
• Dovilė Karčiauskaitė -  Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine -  
• Aistė Griciūtė - Department of Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology - 

Institute of Clinical Medicine:

• Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care -
• Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases -
• Clinic of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology -
• Clinic of Children's Diseases - 
• Clinic of Ear, Nose, Throat and Eye Diseases - (Ophthalmology); (Otorhinolaryngology)
• Clinic of Emergency Medicine -
• Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery -
• Clinic of Haematology and Oncology - juste.petrene@mf.vu.lt
• Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Dermatovenerology -
• Clinic of Internal Diseases and Family Medicine -
• Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery - edita.juozaponyte@mf.vu.lt (Neurology);  (Neurosurgery)
• Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology -
• Clinic of Psychiatry -
• Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery -

Institute of Health Science:

• Jūratė  Gailiūnaitė - Department of Nursing - 
  
• Irena Stulginskaitė - Department of Public Health - 
• Irena Paulinienė - Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine - 
• Margarita Poškutė - Center of Medicine Ethics, Law and History - 
• Aliona Giedrienė - Department of Optometry -

Procedure for final examinations in the study programmes

Final examinations‘ procedure for the 6ths‘ year Medicine students

Final exam - course description

The final exam will take place on 2025.06.06 at the Information Technology Service Centre of Vilnius University, located at ITPC, Saulėtekio al. 9, Vilnius, II (second connecting chambers), 108 (1-5) auditorium.

Time of the examination: All international groups (1-10) - from 11:15 a.m. until 14:15 p.m. Registration for the exam at 10:55 a.m.

IMPORTANT!  To register for the exam, all students must bring their student ID. 

The form of the examination:

The final examination for the study of medicine will be held face-to-face at the Information Technology Service Centre of Vilnius University and/or at the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University. The number of exam questions and their presentation to students by automatic rotation ensures a variety of questions for all groups. It prevents the possibility of passing on the answers to other students.

The structure of the final examination:

• examination will consist of 200 questions - 140 theoretical and 60 practical questions;
• each student will get different questions (the computer system randomly selects theoretical and practical questions from the final examination database);
• students must answer the theoretical and practical questions consecutively (if the exam is taken remotely, there will be no possibility of returning to the previous question);
• depending on the number of correct answers to each question, proposed answers to the questions will be marked as follows:
  • only one possible correct answer – answers are marked with a circle,
  • one or more possible correct answers – answer options are marked with a square,
  • there are no questions with no correct answer (each question has at least one correct answer);
• answers to the questions are assessed as follows:
  • if all the correct options of the answers are provided – “question answered correctly”;
  • if only some correct answer options are provided, or no options are provided – “question answered incorrectly” (e.g. if there are four correct answer options, but only three are provided).

Final examination assessment:

A student passes the final examination if 101 questions [>50%] have been answered correctly. A 10-point scoring system is used. Percentage to score conversion:

• 93–100% of questions answered correctly: 10 points (excellent);
• 83.7–92.9% of questions answered correctly: 9 points (very good);
• 75.3–83.6% of questions answered correctly: 8 points (good);
• 66.9–75.2% of questions answered correctly: 7 points (average);
• 58.5–66.8% of questions answered correctly: 6 points (satisfactory);
• 50.1–58.4% of questions answered correctly: 5 points (weak);

4 points and less – minimum requirements have not been fulfilled:

• 0-50.0% of questions answered correctly – 4 points (unsatisfactory);
• 30.0–39.9% of questions answered correctly – 3 points (unsatisfactory); 
• 20.0–29.9% of questions answered correctly – 2 points (unsatisfactory); 
• < 20% of questions answered correctly – 1 point (unsatisfactory).

Open access to the theoretical questions database on the Virtual Learning Environment (VMA) of the final examination for the 6th year Medicine students (course: Final Examination: Medicine) will be provided from 2025.03.21. Access to practical questions of the examination will be provided from 2025.05.22.

Dates And Time Of Final Thesis Defense

Final Process Dates