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Prepare for the MS Teams Entrance Exam

The MS Teams entrance exam is an essential step in your application process for the 5DMD program at the Medical University of Łódź. Here’s everything you need to know:

Exam Format

Identification: You must present your passport (photo and number page) or other declared ID during the exam for verification. This document must match the details in your Application Form and submitted documents.

Type: 30-minute oral exam conducted online via MS Teams.

Purpose: To assess your motivation, knowledge, and professional potential.

Examination content:

Content of the Exam

For 5-year DMD applicants:

  • General Questions: Motivation, socio-medical topics, and professional behavior potential.
  • Subject-Specific Questions: Questions from two out of these four subjects:
    • Biology (4 questions)
    • Chemistry (4 questions)
    • Physics (4 questions)
    • Mathematics (4 questions)

Question Types: Descriptive and multiple-choice, based on content from foundational textbooks, including:

  • “Campbell Biology”: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Petr V. Minorsky Rebecca Orr, 12th edition, ISBN-13: 9780135988046;
  • “Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry”: Karen C. Timberlake, 13th edition, ISBN -10: 0134421353 / ISBN-13: 978-0134421353;
  • “Calculus for the Life Sciences”: Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey, Margaret Lial, Global Edition, ISBN-10: 1292062339 / ISBN-13: 978-1292062334;
  • “Physics: Principles with Applications”: Douglas C. Giancoli, 7th edition, ISBN-13: 978-0321985286.
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Entrance exam rules

The entrance exam is a 30-minute oral exam conducted online via MS Teams platform.

General rules:

  • Make sure that you have received a link to the entrance exam from the Admission Office one working day before the entrance exam date.
  • Please double check the internet connection before your exam and make sure that it is stable. Use a broadband internet access of not less than 10 Mbit/s (symmetrical).  It cannot be a GSM network.
  • To avoid any technical problems to conduct the entrance exam, we advise testing the functionality of your computer including voice (microphone), video (camera) and chat (typing) before the day the entrance exam is scheduled.
  • Make sure you connect for the entrance exam on time. If you are late, you have the right to set an additional date, however you can have only two attempts to take the entrance exam during the admission process in a given year.
  • You must be alone in the room. Make sure that nobody will interrupt. If other people are present or interact with you, the entrance exam will be cancelled.
  • Your face should be visible during the entire entrance exam and must be well lit. You cannot wear a mask, dark glasses, hoods or hats during the entrance exam unless worn daily for a religious purpose. Your camera must not be positioned to the side, too low or too high to record only part of your face.
  • If your webcam is malfunctioning, damaged or impared, the camera is partially or fully covered or your image is obscure,  the entrance exam will be cancelled.
  • You are allowed to have a pen (or pencil) and a white sheet of paper ready in case you would want to make notes. At the beginning of the entrance exam you must show the paper sheet to the webcam.
  • You are allowed to use a calculator and a periodic table of elements. Anytime you want to use it, show it to the webcamera.
  • Keep electronic devices (smartphones, tablets etc.) and programs off.
  • You should present the original passport (page with the passport number and photo) or other ID document in the front of the camera to be identified by the Admission Committee. The passport / other ID document should be the same as declared in the Application Form and sent with the application documents.
  • Speak clearly and answer questions thoroughly. You will not be asked additional questions or given instructions suggesting an incomplete answer.
  • You can have only two attempts to take the entrance exam during the admission process in a given year.
  • If you are caught cheating or soliciting the help of someone else, your application will be rejected.
  • If you fail the entrance exam, you cannot take it again during the same recruitment process.
  • If you do not agree with the exam result, you have the right to submit an application to the Head of the Admission Committee  asking for consent to re-sit the entrance exam / interview. The application should be sent by email to the Admission and Promotion Office of the Administrative Center for Studies in English: admission@umed.lodz.pl, within three days from the results announcement date. The application will be considered on the basis of the opinion of the examination committee. The final decision will be issued within ten working days from the date of submission of the application.