Study Medicine in the Czech Republic for UK Students

The Czech Republic is the choice for UK students who want a large research university and a degree from inside the EU. You study medicine in the Czech Republic in English for six years, the title at the end is MUDr., and the GMC accepts it for registration without PLAB. Medschool Experts places students at two faculties: Masaryk University in Brno and the Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, an official contracted partner.

Medical universities in the Czech Republic for UK students

Why study medicine in the Czech Republic in English

Czech medical faculties have taught international students in English for decades. The classes are mixed: Britons, Germans, Scandinavians, Israelis, Americans. In Brno the pre-clinical years take place on one campus next to the University Hospital, so the way from the anatomy hall to the ward is a five-minute walk. Hradec Králové is smaller and quieter. Students there know their lecturers by name, and the lecturers know theirs.

• EU degree: relevant European qualification for the GMC, no PLAB
• Medicine in English from the first lecture to the state exam
• Recruiters from UK trusts and universities visit Masaryk students in Brno
• Brno is the second-largest Czech city, with Vienna and Prague a train ride away
• Living costs clearly below UK university cities

Entry requirements with A-levels

• A-levels with Biology and Chemistry; IB Diploma and Scottish Advanced Highers are assessed individually
• Masaryk University: science entrance test, which you sit through Medschool Experts
• No UCAT and no GAMSAT
• Graduates apply the same way; see graduate entry medicine in Europe for UK graduates
• A valid passport; we arrange the long-stay student visa with you after admission

Tuition fees to study medicine in the Czech Republic

At Masaryk University in Brno, Medicine costs 15,000 € a year and Dentistry 16,000 € a year. Over the full programme that is 90,000 € for Medicine and 80,000 € for Dentistry. Student Finance does not fund a degree outside the UK, so families plan the fee themselves. If the budget is tighter, Bulgaria offers an EU medical degree for 9,000 € to 10,000 € a year. All figures side by side are on our page about the cost of studying medicine abroad for UK students.

From application to your place: the steps

• Step 1: Free consultation. We look at your grades and your budget and tell you which Czech faculty fits.
• Step 2: Application. We prepare your documents, certified copies and translations and submit them.
• Step 3: Entrance test preparation with our tutors, where the faculty sets a test.
• Step 4: Admission letter, student visa, accommodation.
• Step 5: Six years of medicine in English with clinical training in the university hospitals.
• Step 6: GMC registration and your first NHS post.

Back to the UK with a Czech medical degree

The Czech Republic is a member of the EU and the EEA. Your diploma is a relevant European qualification, and the GMC registers you without PLAB. Foundation Programme places go first to graduates of UK and Irish medical schools, so most returners enter the NHS with full registration in a post at FY2 level or above. Dentists register with the GDC; the current arrangements for EEA dental degrees run until June 2028. The full route is in our guide to GMC registration after studying medicine abroad.

Medschool Experts was founded by Marcel Kloos, a federally recognised dentist in Switzerland who went to Shrewsbury School in England at 16 and later studied in English at the Medical University of Sofia. More than 500 students have started their studies with us. Book your free consultation.

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Last reviewed: October 2026