Southwick FS. Infectious Diseases: Clinical Short Course, 4 th Ed. McGraw Hill Education, 2020.

Harrison´s Principles of Internal Medicine, 20th Ed. McGraw Hill Education, 2018. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett´s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 9th Ed. Churchill, Livingstone (Elsevier), 2020 Red book: 2021-2024 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases 32nd Ed. Itasca, IL, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2021.

All forms of classes are obligatory. Student has not fulfilled the requirements prescribed by the study programme, in case he/she was absent more than 30% of the course hours in all the course sections (lectures, seminars or practical work). These students must enroll again in the course in the next academic year.  Student that has ≤30% of seminars or practical work default need to compensate the practical work in other time point or to pass the preliminary exam of the default seminar.

1. Students evaluations will be conducted according to the Ordinance on Student Grading at the faculty of Medicine in Rijeka 

2. Total percentage of students´ success during the course constitutes up to 60% of the grade and 40% passing the final exam. 

During the course student constitutes max. up to 60 % of the grade via 2 small exams formed as an essay. Each essay contains 5 (five) themes that students answer in writing in period of 60 minutes. Small test essays will be conducted during the ordinary session and students can achieve up to 30% of grade on each. 

3. Students who achieve ≥30 % of the final grade can take final exam.

In the final exam the maximum is 40%.

1. 35-40% Excellent (5)
2. 30-34% Very good (4)
3. 25-29% Good (3)
4. 20-24% Sufficient (2)

Final exam is constituted from practical and oral part. Total credits at the final exam may be max. 40%.

Pass grades:

1. 90-100% (5), A Excellent
2. 75-89,9% (4), B Very good
3. 60-74,9% (3), C Good
4. 50-59,9% (2), D, Sufficient
5. 0-49,9% (1), F Insufficient

Before taking the final exam student must present his Transcript of records signed by the Head of the course. 

4. Student who has achieved ≤30 % of the final grade don´t have the right to take the final exam and must enroll again in the course in the next academic year. 

5. All forms of classes are obligatory. Student has not fulfilled the requirements prescribed by the study programme, in case he/she was absent more than 30% of the course hours in all the course sections. These students must enroll again in the course in the next academic year. 

6. Student that has ≤30 % of seminars or practical work default need to compensate the practical work in other time point or to pass the preliminary exam of the default seminar. 

7.  First exam essay includes principles of infectious diseases (Infectious diseases in general), Diagnostics and Therapy of infectious diseases. First exam essay will be held on March 17^th 2025 at 08:00 am in the lecture room of the Clinical hospital center Rijeka.

8.  Second exam essay´s themes are Infections caused by Streptococci, Infections caused by Staphylococci, Respiratory tract infections, Infections of the gastrointestinal system and Viral hepatitis.  Second exam essay will be held on March 31^st 2025 at 08:00 am in the lecture room of the Clinical hospital center Rijeka.

9. Repeat examination for one of exam essays will be held at single time point between two time dates of final exames for students who achieved ≤30 % of the final grade and those who were unable to attend exam essay due to illness. Repeat examination contains themes of the exam essay at which the student scored inferior result. Student can retake only ONE exam essay. Students who have achieved ≤30 % of the final grade after repeat examination don´t have the right to take the final exam and must enroll again in the course in the next academic year. 

10. Final exam dates are 23.4.2025.; 17.06.2025., 07.07.2025., 09.09.2025. and 23.09.2025. The final exam results will be published on the web pages and on the notice board.

All changes in course programme and important informations regarding the Course will be announced on the web pages and on the notice board of the Department of infectous diseases placed in the atrium of the Clinic for infectious disease, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka. Time dates and hours for students consultations with lecturers, students personally arrange with the lecturer via e-mail or on site. Department´s officer Sanja Rivetti is available from Monday to Friday in period 8-12 am, contact phone number. +385 51 658 271; e-mail: infektologija@kbc-rijeka.hr