FAQs

Find the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions about medical and postgraduate studies, residency and specialty training at Lund University.

Medical students

Can I apply for a clinical placement?
Can I transfer my studies to Lund?
Am I eligible to apply to the medical programme at Lund University?

Postgraduate / residency / specialty training

Masters and specialty degree courses in medicine
Residency / specialty training
Postgraduate (PhD) applications

Can I apply for a clinical placement?

The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University offers a limited number of clinical placements at the University hospitals to students from partner universities. Clinical placements can only be accessed through a formal application to the Faculty of Medicine. Students should first be nominated by their home university. For more information about the clinical placements we can offer to exchange students, the application process and admission requirements, please contact the international office at your home university.

Can I transfer my studies to Lund University?

It is not possible to apply for a transfer of studies to the Medical programme. If you wish to complete your medical degree at Lund University, you must apply to the programme (semester 1) in competition. After admission you have the possibility to apply for validation of earlier studies and may be able to start in a higher semester. More information:

How to apply to the Medical programme

For transfer to other programmes at the Faculty of Medicine, please contact the study advisors:

Study guidance for programmes taught in Swedish (Studentwebben)
Study guidance for programmes taught in English: Biomedicine and Public Health (Student Web)

Am I eligible to apply to the medical programme at Lund University?

The medical programme at Lund University is not offered in any other language than Swedish. Consequently, you cannot be admitted to the programme unless you have studied Swedish and passed a language test. The medical programme is 6 years long and is not offered as two separate degrees (Bachelor and Master's).

Find out admission requirements for the Medical programme (Lund University's central website)

Masters and speciality degree courses in medicine

The Faculty of Medicine does not offer any Master's or specialty degree medical courses in English.

Residency / speciality training / fellowship

If you are interested in applying for residency you need to contact the National Board of Health and Welfare. Placements are organised by the the National Board of Health and Welfare, in collaboration with Swedish hospitals, not universities.

Residency - find out how to apply

Postgraduate (PhD) applications

There is no special application date for students applying for admission to graduate studies (PhD) at the Faculty of Medicine in Lund. The applications are dealt with on an ongoing basis. There are two ways to apply for admission:
1. You can apply for a position which is partly or fully funded by the Faculty.
2. If you have external funding, such as a scholarship from your home university or government, you should first identify the research group/area you are interested in.

Postgraduate (PhD) applications - find out more about the procedure and how to apply

Contact information

international [dot] facultymedicine [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (international[dot]facultymedicine[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)