Medicine in Lithuania: What the Six-Year MD Course Looks Like, Year by Year

Structure of the programme

• Years 1–2 (preclinical): anatomy, histology, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, introductory clinical skills and Lithuanian language courses.
• Year 3: pathology, microbiology, pharmacology and the transition to clinical subjects such as propaedeutics.
• Years 4–5 (clinical): rotations in internal medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, neurology, psychiatry, infectious diseases and other specialities, in university hospitals.
• Year 6: clinical practice (sub-internship) in hospital departments, and the final state examination.

The exact order of subjects differs between LSMU and Vilnius University; both publish the study plan on the programme page.

Where clinical training happens

LSMU students train at the Kaunas Clinics, the university's own hospital. Vilnius University students train at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos and other Vilnius hospitals. In the clinical years you work with patients, many of whom speak only Lithuanian, so learning the language early pays off.

Programmes taught in English

For Indian students

Fees in rupees, NEET rules, the NMC's conditions and FMGE data are covered in our MBBS in Lithuania guide and the LSMU and Vilnius University pages.