Scientific Board

       According to the Act No. 131/2002 of the Law Code, the Statute of Comenius University (hereinafter „CU“) in Bratislava, and the Statute of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine,   the Scientific Board of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin (hereinafter referred to as „Scientific Board“) is the  academic self-governing body of the Faculty.

 The Scientific Board of the Faculty:

• discusses long-term intentions of the Faculty  worked-out in accordance  with the long-term intentions of CU,
• at least once a year evaluates standards of the Faculty in the field of education and research – scientific activities,
• approves proposals for study programmes that are to be carried out by the Faculty,
• approves other specialists that have the right to examine at state examinations for study programmes carried out at the Faculty, it approves supervisors for PhD. study,
• discusses and submits to the Scientific Board of CU criteria for habilitation of associate professors and criteria for appointment of professors,
• discusses proposals for habilitations of associate professors and decides on their results,
• discusses and submits to the Scientific Board of CU proposals for appointment of professors,
• discusses and submits to the Scientific Board of CU general criteria for staffing     the Faculty by professors and associate professors,
• discusses and submits to the Scientific Board of CU specific conditions of selective procedure for staffing  the Faculty by professors,
• discusses and submits to the Scientific Board of CU the Dean´s proposals to staff the Faculty by visiting professors,
• with the proposal of the Chair of the Scientific Board of CU it approves  the rule of procedure of the Scientific Board of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine,
• discusses questions submitted by the Chair of the Scientific Board of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine.

Upon approval of the Academic Senate, the Dean appoints and recalls members of  the Scientific Board. Elective period of the members is  4 years.

Members of the Scientific Board are outstanding experts in the fields in which the Faculty carries out its teaching, research, therapeutic-preventive or other activities. When appointing members of the Scientific Board,  the Dean takes into consideration adequate representation of broad groups of study programs and aims of particular workplaces of the Faculty.

Not less than one quarter not more than one third of members of the Scientific Board of the Faculty are not concurrently the members of the academic community of Comenius University.

The Dean is the Chair of the Scientific Board. The Vice-Deans of the Faculty and  the Director of Martin University Hospital are ex-officio members of the Scientific Board.

 

Members of the Scientific Board of JFMED CU

(for the elective period from March 1, 2015 until February 28, 2019)

 

Scientific Council meetings:

March 17, 2016

June 16, 2016

October 13, 2016

December 8, 2016