Doctoral studies and evaluation of its efficacy

The main aim of the doctoral studies in lithuania is to teach the students to pursue the original scientific studies of highest quality. This study was designed to analyze which aspect of doctoral studies may influence the process. The aim of the study: to evaluate the organizational aspects and the efficacy of the doctoral studies in kaunas university of medicine. The goals: To analyze the view of the doctoral students on the role of their supervisor, university and the student himself in the process of doctoral studies. To find out the view of the doctoral students on the disciplines of the doctoral studies and accounts of them. To compare the view on the organizational aspects of the doctoral study process between the students in different science trends and in different years of studies. To evaluate the efficacy of the doctoral studies in kaunas university of medicine. Methods. In order to evaluate the efficacy of doctoral studies the anonymous inquiry by questionnaire was performed in kaunas university of medicine. 222 forms were distributed, and 137 forms were received back. The incidence of the answers was 61.7 %. The statistical analysis of collected data was performed by ,,spss/w 13.0“. The difference between groups was evaluated using χ2 criteria. The difference considered to be statistically significant if p