Orthopaedics

Please note that this doctoral study programme is accredited in Czech only. Applicants and students are expected to have an active knowledge of written and spoken Czech essential for academic work.

Admission procedure

The conditions and course of the admission procedure for the part-time form of study are the same as the conditions for the full-time form. 

We recommend to contact your potential supervisor in advance and consult the suitable form of preparation for the interview. Each study programme has its own specifics, so the supervisor can help you to prepare for the specialized entrance examination (the interview).

Dissertation thesis topics 

The candidate chooses the preliminary topic individually and contacts a potential supervisor, or they may consult the topics listed below. The choice is not, however, limited to them — the candidate is encouraged to come up with their own topics of research as well. The applicant consults the chosen topic with the potential supervisor and agrees on its more precise specification. In case of any ambiguity, we recommend contacting the SAB chairman. If necessary, he may recommend a consultation on the topic with another specialist according to the focus of the intended project.

If the candidate does not know which topic/supervisor to choose, the applicant will contact the chairman of the SAB, with whom they consult a suitable topic and a potential supervisor.

This choice is preliminary, the admissions board may, after consultation with the candidate, nominate another supervisor.

Dissertation topics

Study programme supervisors

Each supervisor must be approved by the SAB. The criteria for admitting new supervisors are determined by the SAB. If the proposed supervisor has not yet been approved by the SAB, this must be done no later than the enrollment of the applicant in the programme (provided that the applicant is accepted).

Study requirements

Compulsory courses:

1. Úvod do vědeckovýzkumné činnosti (DS001; B90068; ED00030004)

2. Lékařská statistika (B90211; B90206; ED0003002)

3. Zdravotnická informatika (ED00030001; B90206; B90277)

Students are also expected to pass one elective course:

• Transfer znalostí a technologií (ED0003004)
• Anestezie v animálním experimentu (EDPECH001)
• Farmakogenomika nádorových onemocnění a onkogenomika (EDPECH002)
• Úvod do tkáňového inženýrství (EDPECH003)
• DNA/RNA Sequencing Technology and Bioinformatics (EDPLM002)
• Moderní postupy v klinické mikrobiologii (EDPLM001)
• Molekulární epidemiologie infekčních agens (EDPLM003)
• Buněčné linie ve výzkumu onkologické léčby (EDPLB002)
• Vybrané kapitoly z molekulární patologie a translační medicíny (EDPLB001)
• Kurz výpočetní techniky

Other compulsory study requirements:

• English language exam (D0400003)
• active participation at the Scientific Conference 

Publication activity

Students are expected to publish at least 4 articles.

Internship requirements

Students in the full-time form of study will complete a foreign internship of a cumulative duration of 30 days. The PhD student demonstrates the ability to work in an international research team. During the foreign internship, it is advisable to apply as an active collaborator. Doctoral students may participate not only in the form of an internship but also in other appropriate ways of a medium or long-term nature, e.g. mentoring by a foreign worker at the home institution, a joint publication based on collaboration with foreign co-authors, and active involvement in an international project. In case the traineeship is not possible or appropriate, convincing evidence of an active foreign collaboration with personal and unmediated involvement of the PhD student with a clear outcome of such collaboration is crucial, e.g. a joint publication with an institution abroad.

State doctoral exam

The state doctoral exam has 2 parts and takes approximately 50-60 minutes. 

1. The first part includes an introduction of the dissertation thesis topic (5-7 mins), and a presentation of the first findings. The following discussion (10 mins) concerns the dissertation topic and any questions the committee might have. 
2. The second part (30-40 mins) consists of the student's responses to the committee questions regarding their studies.

Dissertation defence requirements

• fulfilment of all courses/exams/requirements specified in the ISP
• fulfilment of the publication activity 
• please bring 4 printouts of the dissertation summary and 3 printouts of the dissertation 

The defence includes the supervisor's assessment, the following presentation (15 mins) focuses on the hypotheses, methodology and main finds of the research. The presentation is followed by a discussion with the committee, and also addresses reviewers' evaluations.