Jessenius Faculty of Medicine
in Martin
Comenius University Bratislava

Pregraduate study

Pregraduate Study

Subject Clinical immunology - in the study programme General Medicine – 10th semester – optional course, passing after completion of prescribed period of training

-        Clinical Immunology and Allergology – scope of the specialty, key areas of interest

-        Anaphylaxis – basics of management with hands-on training in emergency treatment administration

-        Functional diagnostics and inflammometry in the management of respiratory immune-mediated diseases, including practical implementation of pulmonary function testing

-        Diagnosis of allergic diseases – laboratory tests and skin testing, including specificity, sensitivity, limitations, and clinical indications; practical demonstration of skin tests

-        Periodic fever syndromes and autoinflammatory diseases – classification, pathophysiology, diagnostic approach, management, and case-based examples from clinical practice

-        Primary and secondary immunodeficiencies – classification, diagnostics, clinical presentation, management strategies, and real-world case studies

Subject Medical genetics and dysmorphology - in the study programme General Medicine – 8th semester – optional course, passing after completion of prescribed period of training

-     Introduction to Medical genetics as a medical discipline

-     Terminology used in Medical genetics

-     Basics of dysmorphology assessment

-     Practical training in the analysis of dysmorphic features – from initial assessment to diagnosis

-     Demonstration of the dysmorphology assessment at the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

-     Genetic testing techniques

-     Practical training in the cytogenetics laboratory – case studies and hands-on demonstrations

-     Sample evaluation in the Cytogenetics laboratory of the Institute of Clinical Immunology and Medical Genetics

-     Interpretation of sequencing results in relation to clinical manifestations

-     Demonstration of a clinical-genetic examination at the Outpatient office of Medical Genetics, including the creation of a genetic report

-     Selection of a specific topic in the field based on student proposals

Subject Transplantation Medicine - in the study programme General Medicine – 10th semester – optional course, passing after completion of prescribed period of training. This course offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of transplantation medicine, integrating both theoretical knowledge and practical seminars. It explores key aspects of the field through the lens of various medical disciplines, including laboratory and clinical immunology, surgery, nephrology, hematology and oncology, and vaccinology. The course is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the complex medical, scientific, and ethical issues involved in organ and tissue transplantation.

The delivery of selected lectures and seminars with a focus on clinical immunology, allergology, medical genetics, and inborn metabolic disorders as part of undergraduate education:

Pediatric propedeutics – in the study programme General Medicine

Pediatrics 1, 2, 3 – in the study programme General Medicine