Final Thesis for Graduates
IMPORTANT!
For students of the 2018 admission (Medicine) and 2019 (Dentistry), the final thesis scope, structure, etc., should be prepared in accordance with the previous program's Final thesis preparation methodology. However, submission of the thesis, uploading to the VU IS and defence will be in accordance with Methodological Guidelines for the Preparation, Defence and Storage of Final Thesis at the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University, 2023.
- Recommendations how to prepare the final thesis for medical programme students (For students of the 2018 admission)
- The Application form for the Final thesis topic if the topic has been suggested by the student or changed (Annex 3)
- The title page of the Final thesis (Annex 5)
- Mid -Term Final Thesis Assesement (Annex 4)
- Pledge of Vilnius University Student Submitting a Thesis (Annex 6)
Loading Final Theses to the Information System for Final-Year Students
Submission of final theses and metadata onto VUSIS is carried out in accordance with the Procedure for Administration of Written Works in the Information System of Vilnius University Studies.
It is important to note, that the procedure for final thesis submission is comprised of two parts: I - the uploading of the final thesis onto the VUSIS system and II - the submission of the final thesis to the administrator of the clinic/department by email:
I
- Students should upload their final theses and their metadata (abstract and keywords) onto the information system of Vilnius University studies (VUSIS).
- In cases where final theses have annexes, they must be integrated into the main body of the paper, i.e., only one document in pdf format should be uploaded onto the VUSIS.
- Only after a paper is uploaded onto the VUSIS, does it become possible to complete a declaration. By completing the declaration, students confirm that their paper is prepared independently and honestly. If the student requires an embargo period to be attached to their thesis submission, this should be defined as part of the declaration. Whether the student needs an embargo and how long it should be, (up to a maximum of 60 months), should be discussed with the student’s supervisor.
II
- Students should send a digital version of their final paper (pdf format) using their VU email, to the administrator of the relevant clinic/department via VU email and should include the following text in this email:
I, <given name and surname>,
1. Declare that my final thesis has been prepared independently and honestly and no other persons have contributed to the submitted paper. I have made no illegal payments for this paper. References and sources directly or indirectly quoted in the paper are indicated in the list of references;
2. Confirm that my final thesis and all its metadata have been uploaded onto the Information System of Vilnius University Studies.
Contacts of Departments / Clinics Administrators
Institute of Biomedical Science:
- Aušra Ruseckaitė - Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physis -
- Airida Dosinaitė - Department of Anatomy, Histology and Antropology -
- Dalia Kuzminskienė - Department of Human and Medical Genetics -
- Dovilė Karčiauskaitė - Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine -
- Aistė Griciūtė - Department of Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology -
Institute of Clinical Medicine:
- Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care -
- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases -
- Clinic of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology -
- Clinic of Children's Diseases -
- Clinic of Ear, Nose, Throat and Eye Diseases - (Ophthalmology); (Otorhinolaryngology)
- Clinic of Emergency Medicine -
- Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery -
- Clinic of Haematology and Oncology - juste.petrene@mf.vu.lt
- Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Dermatovenerology -
- Clinic of Internal Diseases and Family Medicine -
- Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery - edita.juozaponyte@mf.vu.lt (Neurology); (Neurosurgery)
- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology -
- Clinic of Psychiatry -
- Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery -
Institute of Health Science:
Final examinations‘ procedure for the 6ths‘ year Medicine students
Final exam - course description
Date and time of examination: 2024.06.04 at the Information Technology Service Centre of Vilnius University. Time will be announced.
The final examination will last: 3 hours.
The form of the examination:
The final examination for the study of medicine will be held face-to-face at the Information Technology Service Centre of Vilnius University and/or at the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University. The number of exam questions and their presentation to students by automatic rotation ensures a variety of questions for all groups. It prevents the possibility of passing on the answers to other students.
The structure of the final examination:
- examination will consist of 200 questions - 140 theoretical and 60 practical questions;
- each student will get different questions (the computer system randomly selects theoretical and practical questions from the final examination database);
- students must answer the theoretical and practical questions consecutively (if the exam is taken remotely, there will be no possibility of returning to the previous question);
- depending on the number of correct answers to each question, proposed answers to the questions will be marked as follows:
- only one possible correct answer – answers are marked with a circle,
- one or more possible correct answers – answer options are marked with a square,
- there are no questions with no correct answer (each question has at least one correct answer);
- answers to the questions are assessed as follows:
- if all the correct options of the answers are provided – “question answered correctly”;
- if only some correct answer options are provided, or no options are provided – “question answered incorrectly” (e.g. if there are four correct answer options, but only three are provided).
Final examination assessment:
A student passes the final examination if 101 questions [>50%] have been answered correctly. A 10-point scoring system is used. Percentage to score conversion:
- 93–100% of questions answered correctly: 10 points (excellent);
- 83.7–92.9% of questions answered correctly: 9 points (very good);
- 75.3–83.6% of questions answered correctly: 8 points (good);
- 66.9–75.2% of questions answered correctly: 7 points (average);
- 58.5–66.8% of questions answered correctly: 6 points (satisfactory);
- 50.1–58.4% of questions answered correctly: 5 points (weak);
4 points and less – minimum requirements have not been fulfilled:
- 0-50.0% of questions answered correctly – 4 points (unsatisfactory);
- 30.0–39.9% of questions answered correctly – 3 points (unsatisfactory);
- 20.0–29.9% of questions answered correctly – 2 points (unsatisfactory);
- < 20% of questions answered correctly – 1 point (unsatisfactory).
Open access to the theoretical questions database on the Virtual Learning Environment (VMA) of the final examination for the 6th year Medicine students (course: Final Examination: Medicine) will be provided from 2024.03.21. Access to practical questions of the examination will be provided from 2024.05.22.