Requirements of the content of the thesis: a. The thesis is to testify the independent intellectual performance of the student who is aiming get the degree of Doctor of Medicine. b. The topic has to be related to the medical practice or to the fundamentals of medical biology. c. The student has to use the principles of the academic work and publication while processing the topic. d. It is desired that the thesis is based on independent research work or on autonomous academic processing of clinical data with novel implications Formal requirements of the thesis: a. The thesis work has to be 30-50 typewritten pages OR 80-100.000 character plus graphics, plus bibliography (font size: 12; line space: 1.5; margins: 2-2.5 cm, lefttop-bottom: 4 cm;). It has to be written in the language of the training program or in English/German/Hungarian with the permission of the consultant. b. The structure has to meet the requirements of an academic publication: Introduction – description of the topic, summary of the previous publications on the topic with bibliographical references. Materials, methods, statistical procedures. Own results – illustrated with graphs, charts. Discussion of the results, comparison with previously known data, explanation of the variances. Conclusion specifically highlighting the new implications. Bibliography. 6. The thesis work is to be submitted in 2 leather bound (black with golden letters) copies or in paper boards (transparent cover, white back cover, black plastic spiral) to the consultant. The outside cover has to show the word „thesis”, the name of the student, the major and the year of submission. The inside cover has to show the following: the name of the University and the Faculty (University of Pécs Medical School), the title of the topic, the word „thesis”, the name and Neptun username of the student, the name and title of the consultant, the major, the year of submission and the place of the defence (department or institute). 50-70 references