Graduates of the National University Departments of Medicine and recognized foreign institutions are admitted to the Program as postgraduate students. In particular, the program is aimed at qualified and qualified Dermatology doctors, as well as doctors awaiting the Dermatology-Venoresiology specialty.

By the end of March of each year, the Program, following the proposal of the Coordinating Committee (C.C.) and the decision of the School’s Assembly, announces positions through an open process. The admission notice for graduate students is published on the website of the School and the Program. The applications of the interested parties, accompanied by the necessary supporting documents, are submitted to the Program Secretariat electronically, at the address https://enrollment.auth.gr, within the deadline set in the announcement.

The final process of selecting the candidates for the Program is carried out by the three-member Admissions Selection Committee which is appointed every year by decision of the Department Assembly, after a recommendation from the C.C. of the Programme, which ranks the candidates based on the total number of points they have accumulated.

The Committee compiles a complete list of all candidates and, after the relevant control, rejects those who do not meet the minimum criteria set by the Department and invites the qualified candidates who have met the prerequisites to an interview.

In the oral interview, the following are assessed:

1. the performance in the undergraduate Dermatology course,
2. scientific training,
3. the research experience of the candidates,
4. the relevant extracurricular activity and
5. related scientific interests.

The scoring of candidates for admission to the Program is as follows:

1. Bachelor’s degree (multiplied by a factor of 1, maximum 10 points).
2. The recognized postgraduate studies (with a factor of 1, maximum 10 points).
3. Oral interview (maximum 30 points).
4. Knowledge of a foreign language, B2 level seven (7) points, C1 level eight (8) points and C2 level nine (9) points, as mother tongue or obtaining a higher education degree at a foreign university ten (10) points, maximum ten (10) particles.
5. Announcements at Greek conferences (1 point/announcement, maximum 5 points).
6. Announcements at international conferences (2 points/per announcement, maximum 10 points).
7. Publications in Greek magazines (5 points/publication, maximum 15 points).
8. Publications in international journals (10 points/publication, maximum 30 points).
9. Participation in research programs (5 points/per program, maximum 15 points).
10. Recognized professional experience (1 point/year, maximum 5 years of experience – 5 points).
11. Knowledge of an additional foreign language at B2 level (5 points each, maximum 10 points).

The maximum score that candidates can complete is determined by the above criteria and is 150 points.

After the completion of the procedure (evaluation based on supporting documents and interview), the final list of successful applicants is drawn up. 

The training-specialization of scientists in Dermatoscopy. The Program offers detailed analysis of the technique and equipment used, as well as in-depth knowledge of dermatoscopic criteria, their histopathological correspondence and dermatoscopic patterns of benign and malignant skin tumors.

The offer of documented clinical competence. In addition to teaching the method as such, the goal of the Program is to train clinicians in the way in which dermatoscopy is combined in clinical practice in conjunction with other diagnostic methods to achieve the best diagnostic result for the benefit of patients. The health systems of more and more countries tend to require certified proficiency in dermoscopy for clinicians who screen the population for the diagnosis of skin cancer.

The approach to dermatoscopy from a methodological-research point of view. The field of dermatoscopy is one of the most dynamic research fields in dermatology in recent years. The students of the Program, repeatedly coming into contact with databases to search for studies, become familiar with their reading and analysis. They are also given the opportunity to participate in the real research process that takes place constantly in our clinic in the field of dermoscopy, as shown by the numerous studies that have been published in recent years.

The Program is credited with a total of 90 ECTS according to the European Credit System. It consists of two semesters of full-time study, while in the third semester the master’s thesis is prepared. The Program includes six (8) compulsory courses in the 1st semester and six (6) compulsory courses in the 2nd semester. The total number of credits (ECTS) of the Program is 90, with 1 ECTS unit corresponding to 25 hours of workload.

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The Program foresees tuition fees set at the amount of three thousand and five hundred Euros (€3,500) for each full course of study and which postgraduate students are required to pay in two equal installments. The first upon registration and the second before the start of the 2nd semester, in a bank account of the Special Funds and Research Account (ELKE) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The delinquent payment of financial obligations constitutes a sufficient reason for not awarding the Diploma or for deletion from the Program.

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