Students support

In person: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, 76 Svobody Avenue, Faculty of Medicine, Building 2, 2nd floor or via e-mail and phone below. You can also use the Don’t Let It Be notification system.

The student informs the contact person Mgr. Petra Buňatová of interest in being included in the SSP register. He/she will provide himself/herself with a currently valid health certificate. Undergoes a functional diagnosis with a specialist. Agree further action with the contact person as necessary.

Contact person: Mgr. Petra Buňatová
Telephone: (+420) 377 593 117
E-mail: petra.bunatova@lfp.cuni.cz

Formal requirements for inclusion as a student with special educational needs

1. Informed consent
2. Confirmation of the student’s disability, a document within the meaning of Act No. 435/2004 Coll., on employment, or a document of disability of any degree within the meaning of Act No. 155/1995 Coll., on pension insurance, or a certificate of exceptional benefits of any degree within the meaning of Act No. 100/1988 Coll, on social security, or proof of a specific learning disability established on the basis of generally agreed results in generally agreed psychometric tests, or a medical report on the results of a specialist medical examination in the case of persons with a mental disorder or a chronic somatic illness, if the documents referred to in point (a)(c) above cannot be produced.
3. A functional diagnosis of the student, produced and certified by a special unit of the University

They deal with acute emergencies and crisis situations involving a threat to health or life. The hotlines are for those who are experiencing severe depression, anxiety, panic attacks or who feel their own or others’ lives are at risk.

Who for: all UK students who need support, signposting to appropriate help or just someone to talk to because they are lonely

Who it’s not for: it’s not a crisis chat i.e. we don’t deal with urgent and serious situations such as self-harm, suicidal tendencies etc. At such times we refer to professional crisis services – a list of these is also on the service’s website

Who serves: students of the helping professions (psychology, social work, etc.) who are trained and work under the guidance of the program’s guarantor and coordinator and other professionals

How it works: One or more student consultants* are present at https://centrumcarolina.cuni.cz/CC-379.html every weekday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Learners can simply click on the chat window and begin communicating anonymously with a trained student. The service is governed by the following rules

What it aims to do: offer support to students who need to navigate the university system, feel lonely or are struggling with psychological or personal issues that make it difficult for them to study, it is also for learners who just need someone to talk to in a safe and non-judgmental environment

We will regularly prepare lectures and seminars for you that will help you better adapt to the demanding study conditions, especially the lectures Memory as a Tool and How to Manage Stress and Survive the Exam Period (not only at school) so that you can study effectively, manage your study obligations and not lose your mental well-being.

Current dates of seminars and lectures

Are you facing the exam period and still wondering how to study effectively? Many of the tips and guides you may have come across are based on current scientific knowledge about how memory works.

Memory is an admirable, layered phenomenon that we often complain about, even though its physiological basis may be perfectly fine. The problem is often not to store information, but to be able to recall it effectively. Why don’t we remember at the right moment, but only with hindsight? How to counter it? The lecture is an introduction to information hygiene of memory processes and control of related motivational influences.

How to Manage Stress and Survive Exams (Not Only at School) | prof. MUDr. Jan Vevera, Ph.D.

Do you feel under constant pressure in connection with the demanding study of medicine? Do you feel stressed all the time?

Stress and anxiety are a natural reaction that has helped us survive since time immemorial. They can paralyze us or, on the contrary, give us the energy we need. But how to achieve this? The lecture is an introduction to mental hygiene and working with stress.

Teaching and Learning Center participates organizationally and methodically in the pilot implementation of the system of Year Representatives (YR) in the academic year 2024/2025. The first initiative to introduce YR came directly from the students. YR will play a key role in communication and support of students at the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen.

Among the main tasks of YR are primarily:

1. Communication with students: YRs ensure that important information is effectively conveyed to students through group representatives using preferred communication channels.

2. Cooperation with the Academic Senate of the Medical Faculty in Plzeň (AS LFP): YR transfer information from the faculty to students and vice versa, help solve study problems and improve study conditions.

3. Search and distribution of information: YRs actively search and verify information about the happenings in the faculty to ensure that students are always well informed.

You can find a list of YRs and their shared emails in this overview.