Medicine in Poland: prepare for Gdańsk and PUMS
Practice plans for the Gdańsk and PUMS written exams, with every option explained. Free guides for all five schools.
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Five schools
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Each school sets its own rules. Pick yours to see its exam, fees and dates.
Medical University of Gdańsk
- The exam
- 60 questions in 90 minutes
Paid to the university
- Fee to apply
- 100 PLN
- Tuition
- 64,200 PLN a year
Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS)
- The exam
- 60 questions in 60 minutes
Paid to the university
- Fee to apply
- 85 PLN, plus 600 PLN for the exam
- Tuition
- From 71,000 PLN a year
Medical University of Silesia
- The exam
- Grades, not an exam, for most
Paid to the university
- Fee to apply
- Not on the faculty pages we checked
- Tuition
- Not on the faculty pages we checked
Medical University of Lublin
- The exam
- 20 questions in 20 minutes
Paid to the university
- Fee to apply
- 100 PLN
- Tuition
- Not on the faculty pages we checked
Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
- The exam
- Some sit a quiz: 20 questions in 10 minutes
Paid to the university
- Fee to apply
- €85, plus €600 pre-courses fee if accepted
- Tuition
- €81,500 for 6 years
Every fact comes from the school's own pages. The source for each one is on the school's page. Compare the five side by side.
Online practice
Practice for the written exams
For Gdańsk and PUMS. Try one: tap an answer.
Timed practice papers
Your school's published number of questions and time limit.
Every option explained
See why each option is right or wrong, like here.
Gdańsk topic list · concentration
Our sampleHow many grams of NaCl do you need to make 250 mL of a 0.20 mol/dm³ solution? Use NaCl = 58.5 g/mol.
Tap an answer to see the explanation.
Show the answerThe answer
The answer is B: 2.93 g.
- A) Wrong. This is the mass for 100 mL, not 250 mL.
- B) Right. Moles = 0.20 × 0.250 = 0.050 mol. Mass = 0.050 × 58.5 = 2.925 g.
- C) Wrong. This is the mass for a full litre. You need only a quarter of it.
- D) Wrong. This reads 250 mL as 2.5 dm³. It is 0.250 dm³.
Gdańsk topic list: concentration calculations.
Written by PolandMedPrep to the official topic lists, with four options and one right answer. The real exam may differ. Not a real exam question.
Topic practice
Biology and chemistry for both schools, and physics for PUMS.
Tied to the topic list
Every question is tied to a line of the official topic list.
Live online course
Live course, planned for February 2027
8 live sessions of 2 hours over 4 weeks, online by video call, in English. At most 15 students.
- Every part of both exams: biology, chemistry, PUMS physics and the interviews, plus test strategy
- 16 hours in all: the key points of each part, not a full textbook course
- Recordings until the 2027 exam season ends
- Includes Gdańsk + PUMS Prep
Plans
Practice for Gdańsk, PUMS, or both
Practice access opens in November 2026. One payment, VAT included.
Single-School Prep
For one written exam: Gdańsk or PUMS.
Gdańsk + PUMS Prep
For both written exams, in one plan.
Live Intensive Course
A live online course, planned for February 2027, plus both exams.
Access lasts until the 2027 exam season ends, after the last exam date for 2027/28 entry. All sales are final (Terms, section 2).
One exception: if we cancel the course, you get back the course part of the price, not the practice part, and we offer you a place in a later course where one exists (Terms, section 8). If you live in the EU and buy as a consumer, the mandatory consumer law of your country also protects you (Terms, section 12).
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Get the free printable pack
A 4-page PDF to print and tick, for all five schools.
- PUMS: the official topic list to tick, physics included.
- Gdańsk: the exam-day checklist and the interview topics.
Questions
What students and parents ask
Who runs PolandMedPrep? Do you have reviews?
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Do I need to take an entrance exam?
It depends on the school, and on where your school certificate is from.
- Gdańsk: 60 questions in 90 minutes, after a grades check.
- PUMS: 60 questions in 60 minutes, in person.
- Silesia: grades, not an exam, for most.
- Lublin: everyone sits a short test (20 questions in 20 minutes) and an interview.
- Szczecin: No quiz if your school certificate is from the EU, the OECD or EFTA, or from a country with a recognition agreement. IB and EB holders skip it too.
OECD countries include the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. EFTA is Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
When are the 2027 exam dates and deadlines?
- Gdańsk: Not published yet. Last year (2026): The Admission Office ran exams on 14 May, 28 May, 24 June, 8 July (for the USA and Canada), and 15, 22, 29 and 30 July. Agencies ran more dates from May to July, some in person, for example in Norway.
- PUMS: To start in September 2027, apply by 20 July 2027. Classes start on 6 September 2027. In 2026, exam sessions ran in person around the world, from March to August.
- Lublin: Not published yet. Last year (2026): Registration window: 17 April to 7 October 2026 at the latest. There is no single exam day. Your test and interview date is set after your documents and fee are checked.
- Szczecin: There are no fixed dates. Your link comes in the last days of the registration period. You choose when to sit it, within its 48 hours.
- Silesia: see its application rounds.
Check the school's page again before you pay or book.
If we pay the fees, is a place guaranteed?
No. Every school sets a bar, and nobody can promise a place. We cannot either.
- Gdańsk: Your result comes from the written exam and the interview. The written exam gives up to 60 points, 1 for each question. A written score below 60% usually means no interview, and so rejection. The interview is marked out of 10, and you need 6. You learn your interview mark afterwards.
- PUMS: PUMS looks at your science knowledge and reasoning, mainly about the human body. It also looks at your motivation, people skills and professionalism, volunteering or work in health care, and your English. It publishes no pass mark.
- Silesia: 100 points minimum. Read more.
- Lublin: 60% in each part. Read more.
- Szczecin: 10 of 20 to pass. Read more.
Is there an interview? Can you prepare me for it?
Yes, at Gdańsk, PUMS and Lublin. Each school's page says how it works: Gdańsk, PUMS, Lublin.
Our Live Intensive Course covers the Gdańsk and PUMS interviews. Our practice does not simulate any interview.
Do I need IELTS as a native speaker, or with a UK or US passport?
Usually yes. The rules differ by school:
- Gdańsk: You need an English certificate at level B2 or higher (on the European scale of language levels), such as IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 80. You may not need one if you have the IB with an English grade at HL or SL. Some Nordic diploma grades also count: 4 or higher in Norway, C or VG in Sweden, 7 or higher in Denmark.
- PUMS: You need an English certificate, for example: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL iBT 94 (or paper 587), TOEIC Listening and Reading 900, PTE Academic 60, Cambridge CAE or CPE, or LanguageCert C1. Your English is also judged at the interview.
- Szczecin: You need English at level B2 or higher, from the university's own list. Examples: Cambridge FCE, CAE or CPE, IELTS (the list gives 5.5 to 6.5) and TOEFL iBT (72 to 94). An IB or EB diploma counts, and so does an EU school diploma taught fully in English. These do not count: an English grade on any school-leaving certificate (including the German Abitur and Scandinavian certificates), a year abroad, US, UK or Canadian citizenship, course certificates, preparatory courses, or schooling only partly in English.
- Silesia and Lublin: see the certificates Silesia and Lublin accept.
Not on a school's list of exceptions? Plan to take a test, such as IELTS. Skip it only if the school tells you in writing that you need none.
Is it worth paying an agency, or can I apply myself?
You can apply yourself: every school on this site takes applications online. Agencies also run their own Gdańsk sittings, and their deadlines can be earlier. The choice is yours. We are not an agent, and we do not sell university places.
Will the degree let my child work as a doctor abroad, for example in the UK?
This site covers admission only. The rules for working as a doctor differ by country. Ask the medical regulator in the country where your child plans to work. In the UK, that is the General Medical Council (GMC).
In the UK, registering as a doctor and getting a training post are two separate questions. Ask about both before you apply.
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Free guides
The facts in depth, school by school.
- All five schoolsMedicine in Poland: Do You Need an Entrance Exam?Gdańsk and PUMS set a written exam. Lublin sets a short online test for everyone. Silesia usually goes by grades. Szczecin tests only some certificates. Costs and dates too.
- Gdańsk and PUMSGdańsk vs PUMS: The Two Written Exams ComparedGdańsk: 60 questions in 90 minutes, online, no physics. PUMS: 60 in 60, in person, with physics. Side by side, with a study order for 8 days, 4 weeks or 12 weeks.
- GdańskGdańsk Entrance Exam: Format, Topics and Exam DayThe Gdańsk medicine entrance exam: 60 questions in 90 minutes, online (2023 manual). What is on it, how scoring works, the exam-day checklist, the interview topics, dates and costs.
- PUMSPUMS Entrance Exam Syllabus: Every Topic, Physics IncludedThe full official PUMS topic list as a checklist: 15 biology, 16 chemistry and 8 physics topics. Plus the exam format, the costs and the 20 July 2027 deadline.