For students attending the Information about the international course Clinical medicine 5: Pediatric and adolescent medicine
This page is intended for incoming students who will be studying the international course taught in English. Incoming exchange students who are proficient in Swedish and therefore studying the regular course given in Swedish, are referred to the Swedish version of this page.
Register in Ladok
As a student, you have access to a special student interface in Ladok where you can get an overview of your studies and do certain tasks on your own. For example, you can register for the courses you are taking, print out study and registration certificates and apply for degree certificates.
Prior to each new course, you will yourself register in Ladok for the course you are taking. Please observe that the registration i Ladok is mandatory to maintain your place on the course.
The registration is open from one week before the course starts to two days after it has started.
Registration period Spring term 2026: 2026-01-12 - 2026-01-21
Examination & Schedule
The examination consists of both a theoretical and a practical part. The exact form of the examination is announced at the course introduction in Solna.
Spring semester 2026
Course dates 19/1 - 5/6 2026
Study period 1: 19/1 - 23/3
Study period 2: 24/3 - 5/6
Examination Clinical genetics
Study period 1: 23/1
Study period 2: 30/3
Examination Child and adolescent psychiatry
Study period 1: 13/3
Study period 2: 22/5
Quiz Pediatric and adolescent medicine
Study period 1: 11/2
Study period 2: 15/4
Examination Pediatric and adolescent medicine
Study period 1 och Study period 2: Preliminary dates: June 1-7, exact dates to be announced later.
Study days and Sports day
Sports day study period 1: 18/2
Study days in connection with written examinations and on an ongoing basis during the course.
Re-examination for the spring semester of 2026
Clinical genetics re-exam: 9/6
Child and adolescent re-exam: exact dates to be announced later.
Child and adolescent re-exam: 19/8
More detailed schedules within course 2LA022 is presented on the course page Solna. A personal schedule naming each student is published in Canvas at least two weeks before the course starts.
Autumn semester
The international course, taught in English, is only offered during the spring semester (block 2). Exchange students with a good command of Swedish, are welcome to visit the Swedish version of this page for further information.
How to register for written examination:
The following applies to written examinations within the course 2LA022, 2LA023 and 2LA024 Clinical medicine 5: Pediatric and adolescent medicine.
- To participate in the written examination for part Clinical Genetics, part Child and adolescent psychiatry or part Pediatric and adolescent medicine, you must register for the examination in Ladok. Make sure that you have registered for the English exam in Ladok for each part. If the name of the exam in Ladok is in English, you have registered for the correct exam.
- Registration for the exams opens at the start of the course and closes 10 days before the exam.
- Registration for re-exams opens 5 days after the results from the previous exams has been announced and will close 10 days before the exam. See schedule for examination days.
- In Ladok you can see when the registration opens and when it closes.
- You must be registered or re-registered for the current course in order to register for the exam. If you need to register for the course, you must contact your course administrator.
- Valid NAIS certificate for adaptation in study situation and pedagogical support should be emailed to the course administrator at the start of the course or at the very latest when you register for the exam.
- Please note that registration for the exam should not be seen as a confirmation of being allowed to write the exam. You need to be approved for all compulsory parts before the exam or apply in writing for an exemption from the course director.
Course evaluation Clinical medicine 5: Pediatrics and adolescents medicine

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