Head of the study: Prof. Davor Štimac, MD, PhD
E-mail: davor.stimac@uniri.hr
In the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, which is the teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka, residents are trained for the needs of the CHC Rijeka, as well as other state and private health institutions in the entire Republic of Croatia. Based on Article 139 paragraph 2 and Article 140 paragraph 6 of the Act on Health Care (Official Gazette 150/08), the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia adopted the Ordinance on Specialist Training for Doctors of Medicine (Official Gazette 111/09). Article 15, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 stipulate that part of teaching for the specialisation programme must take place at the health faculties for no more than 10% of the total duration of the specialisation. The university specialist study of Gastroenterology is a mandatory part of the specialisation training programme in gastroenterology stipulated by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia. It allows participants access to the specialist exam in gastroenterology. After passing the final specialist exam, participants are awarded the title of gastroenterology specialist, which enables them employment throughout Croatia. This study provides its participants with comprehensive knowledge and modern scientific discoveries in the field of gastroenterology, which enables organised and systematic acquisition of knowledge that the participants will be able to use in their everyday clinical practice.