In addition to sending application documents, candidates to the English-language Programs are required to attend an entrance examination/interview with the University representatives.
MEDICINE and DENTISTRY: quiz & interview in biology, chemistry and physics,
PHARMD: interview in biology and chemistry,
PHYSIOTHERAPY: interview in biology.
Applicants for MD and DDS programs are required to take an internal, one-best-answer, 60-question TEST with 20 questions in each area: Biology, Chemistry and Physics on the day of the interview.
TOPICS FOR WRITTEN TEST AND INTERVIEW click here to open PDF file
No dictionaries, phones, smart phones, tablets or other electronic devices are allowed into the testing/ interview room. Applicants can use calculators (without memory module and access to the Internet), Physics formula books and periodic tables.
The following criteria will be taken into account:
- knowledge and reasoning in natural sciences with main focus on the human body,
- self-introduction/motivation/interpersonal skills,
- voluntary work/experience in health services,
- English language proficiency.
Interview dates and locations
On-line examination details
Introduction
PUMS entrance examination for medicine and dentistry is comprised of 2 parts: written science quiz and oral examination/interview with professors from the school, while the examination for pharmacy and physiotherapy programs is just limited to the latter.
Written science quiz - 60’
The quiz will be administered via the school’s distance learning platform OLAT at https://olat.ump.edu.pl . Login credentials are the same as for self-assessment quizzes available from your on-line application.
In order to make sure that the exam is secure we will be using additional on-line proctoring software called Proctor Exam.
Oral examination ~ 20-40'
This part will be administered with the use of Microsoft Teams software as a videoconference between you and our professors. Video and audio connection will be required - so please allow for your device and the app to use your microphone and camera. A link to join the meeting will be e-mailed to you in advance. A paid Teams account is not required - you can access the meeting from your browser or MS Teams client - clicking on the invitation link will guide you through this.
Please have your official photo ID document (passport or national ID) ready for both parts.
Permitted aids
Only the following aids are allowed:
Please add the above links to Chrome browser bookmarks. You will only be permitted to visit the testing page, as well as these three links listed above in your browser once the exam starts. Any other browser addresses or app use are prohibited - will be noted and will be reason to end exam with a fail result.
Prohibited actions
The following actions are prohibited during an examination session and will be reason to end exam with a fail result:
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using any extra electronic devices or headphones (headphones are allowed only for the interview part),
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using books, notes or other written aids,
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talking or singing (written part),
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leaving the monitored area (no toilet breaks are allowed),
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browsing internet for non-authorized pages or using any other apps beside chrome browser on your computer,
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presence of anyone else in the room,
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any form of screen capture, recording or copying the contents of the test or interview.
Requirements / Pre-exam checklist
-a well-lit room where you can take the exam alone without disturbances,
-a desktop computer or laptop with functioning camera and microphone with strong internet connection,
-a smartphone or tablet with a functioning camera that will need a wi-fi connection,
-for the quiz you will also need chrome browser installed on your computer - during the pre-test check your browser will download the Proctor Exam addon, and your smartphone/tablet will download the Proctor Exam app,
-for the interview you will need to connect to a Microsoft Teams meeting (teleconference) using a link we will provide – this will require either using your internet browser or downloading free MS Teams client app - registering an account there will not be necessary.
Troubleshooting
1) In case of technical problems during Proctor Exam session, please use the “Tech support” feature available in the bottom-right corner of your exam screen.
2) For problems logging in to University OLAT platform, please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
3) If for some well grounded reason you are unable to continue with the test, please get in contact with us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reschedule your exam.
4) In case of emergency (e.g. being unable to connect on time for your interview or OLAT account), please message our whatsapp admissions coordinator at +48 692 551 574.
Privacy policy
By taking this on-line examination, you give your consent to the following:
The on-line proctoring service ProctorExam and Poznan University of Medical Sciences will:
- Collect and store data including, but not limited to, examinee’s name, email, phone number, driver’s license, national ID or passport, and photo, for the sole purpose of administering secure and fair on-line examinations.
- Take and store notes as to an examinee’s behavior observed during an exam.
- Record examinee’s actions and behavior via webcam and screen capture technology (such recordings will be stored on secured servers).
In case there are no incidents and irregularities reported, examinees’ personal data, including all back-ups of personal data, will be deleted within a week after their test administration. In case of a breach of security the above mentioned data will be stored until the issue reported is handled, but no later than by the end of the application process at PUMS for respective academic year.
https://proctorexam.com/privacy-and-data-security/
Appealing an infringement decision
If your examination session was disqualified due to an apparent infringement of the regulations resulting in a fail grade, you have the right to appeal the decision and add your explanations to the issue on the third working day from the date of the examination at the latest by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Each appeal will be reviewed together with the recording of your examination session, and reassessed. You will receive a final judgment on the issue within one week.
