| AGEL Hospital Košice-Šaca a.s. Lúčna 57, 040 15 Košice-Šaca |
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The Department of General Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (UPJŠ) and Nemocnica AGEL Košice-Šaca a.s. represents a unique integration of academic environment and clinical practice. The clinic operates directly within Nemocncia AGEL Košice-Šaca a.s., and this connection offers medical students and residents in general medicine the opportunity to learn in the field — in direct contact with patients, within a modern hospital and outpatient clinic setting.
At this workplace, the subject General Practice Medicine is taught to 5th-year students in both the Slovak and English study programs. In addition, within the subject Internal Medicine 6, the clinic organizes clinical rotations for 6th-year students in community-based general practice, offered as part of the Slovak study program.
The clinic also provides professional internships for future physicians and actively contributes to the training of specialists in the postgraduate (residency) program in general medicine. As part of the program of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, young doctors are admitted annually into the residency system, where they undergo comprehensive training over several years to prepare for independent practice. In 2023 and 2024, the clinic recorded high interest, admitting 13 applicants – a testament to the quality and attractiveness of this institution.
The presence of an experienced medical team led by head of clinic MUDr. Lukáš Olšavský ensures a high standard of professionalism, teaching quality, and personal approach, supported by a diverse and qualified teaching staff. Key members include Clinic Director MUDr. Kristián Bucsay, Prof. MUDr. PhDr. Peter Kalanin, PhD. et PhD., MHA, Assistant Professor MUDr. Jana Annová, PhD., and experienced lecturers MUDr. Ľuboš Baran, MUDr. Rudolf Blahuta, MUDr. Michal Fečík, MUDr. Ivana Nickel Bakalárová, MHA and MUDr. Michal Pronský, who are actively involved in teaching and are available to students as mentors and consultants.
