Admission

All up to date information about admission you can find here.

Documents needed for application:

• Medical school diploma (with an authorized translation into Lithuanian)

• License of Medicine/ Dental doctor issued by State Health Care Accreditation Agency under the Ministry of Health [1]

• Certificate of the Lithuanian knowledge (B1 level) [2]

Further information may be obtained from the Postgraduate Study Department:

Address: 108 room, M. K. Čiurlionio str. 21, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.

Phone: (+370 5) 2398764, 2398763, 2398767

E-mail: rezidentura@mf.vu.lt

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[1] State Health Care Accreditation Agency under the Ministry of Health is giving licenses for doctors for their medical/dental practice according to The Law on Medical Practice of the Republic of Lithuania (No I-1555 of 25 September 1996), The order No V-396 of 27 May 2004 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania „On the approval of the rules on licensing of medical practice“, The order No V-469 of 28 June 2004 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania „On the approval of the list on types of professional qualifications of medical practice“ and other legislation.

For more information, please contact: State Health Care Accreditation Agency under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania (VASPVT). Address: Jeruzales str. 21; LT-08420 Vilnius Lithuania; Tel: +370 5 261 51 77; http://www.vaspvt.gov.lt; https://licencijavimas.vaspvt.gov.lt/Help/View/HelpForSpecialists

E-mail: vaspvt@vaspvt.gov.lt

[2] Residency studies are in Lithuanian language. The knowledge of Lithuanian upon entrance should be equal to B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Department of Lithuanian Studies of Vilnius University holds the examinations of Lithuanian language proficiency levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 (https://www.flf.vu.lt/en/lsk/courses).

Residency structures

Residency in Medicine is a third cycle university studies in medicine, designed for the physicians seeking to acquire or to change the specialization of the professional qualification in medical practice. After the completion of studies the residents receive the residency certificates stating the professional qualification of either clinical specialist or general practitioner.

Residency in Odontology is a third cycle university studies in dentistry, which lead the graduates to the certificates of professional qualification of an odontology specialist.

Residency in both medicine and odontology is full-time training, composed of theoretical courses and traineeships/practical placements. All rights and duties foreseen by the residency programme and regulations are applied. This training is arranged at the university, university hospital or institution chosen and accredited by the university.

The duration of residency study programmes is 3-6 years depending on the programme.

Residency programmes

Study field	No.	Title of the study programme	Duration
MEDICINE	1.	Abdominal surgery	6
	2.	Obstetrics ang gynaecology	5
	3.	Allergology and clinical immunology	5
	4.	Anaesthesiology and reanimatology	5
	5.	Oncology – chemotherapy	5
	6.	Surgery	5
	7.	Occupational medicine	4
	8.	Dermatovenerology	5
	9.	Dietology	4
	10.	Endocrinology	6
	11.	Physical medicine and rehabilitation	5
	12.	Gastroenterology	6
	13.	Genetics	5
	14.	Geriatrics	4
	15.	Hematology	5
	16.	Infectious diseases	5
	17.	Cardiology	6
	18.	Clinical toxicology	4
	19.	Vascular surgery	6
	20.	Thoracic surgery	5
	21.	Laboratory medicine	5
	22.	Nephrology	6
	23.	Neurosurgery	6
	24.	Neurology	5
	25.	Ophthalmology	5
	26.	Orthopaedics and traumatology	6
	27.	Otorhinolaryngology	5
	28.	Pathology	5
	29.	Plastic and reconstructive surgery	5
	30.	Psychiatry	5
	31.	Pulmonology	6
	32.	Radiology	5
	33.	Oncology - radiotherapy	5
	34.	Rheumathology	6
	35.	Emergency medicine	5
	36.	Sport medicine	4
	37.	Family medicine	4
	38.	Cardiac surgery	5
	39.	Forensic medicine	4
	40.	Urology	5
	41.	Paediatric surgery	6
	42.	Child and adolescent psychiatry	5
	43.	Paediatrics	4
	44.	Paediatrics and neonatology	6
	45.	Paediatrics and paediatric allergology	6
	46.	Paediatrics and paediatric endocrinology	6
	47.	Paediatrics and paediatric gastroenterelogy	6
	48.	Paediatrics and pediatric oncohaematology	6
	49.	Paediatrics and paediatric infectious diseases	6
	50.	Paediatrics and paediatric intensive care	6
	51.	Paediatrics and paediatric cardiology	6
	52.	Paediatrics and paediatric nephrology	6
	53.	Paediatrics and paediatric neurology	6
	54.	Paediatrics and paediatric pulmonology	6
	55.	Paediatrics and paediatric rheumatology	6
	56.	Maxillofacial surgery	5
	57.	Internal diseases	5
ODONTOLOGY	1.	Oral surgery	3
	2.	Endodontology	3
	3.	Orthodontics	3
	4.	Prosthodontics	3
	5.	Periodontology	3
	6.	Paediatrics odontology	3

Regulations

• The Rules for Admission to Vilnius University Residency Study Programmes.
• The Regulation of Residency Studies at Vilnius University.