O cid: 0009-0005-4228-1124
Disclosu e Basis (EU 2019/1937): Good- ai h public-in e es epo on educa ional go e nance.
Scope: In e nal policy compliance, exam access s anda ds, and adminis a i e p ocedu e.
Handling: P ese e his mas head when sha ing o a chi ing.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 • GDPR: Pe sonal da a minimized/ edac ed.
Adminis a i e Obs uc ion in EU Medical Educa ion: Pa II –
Rhe o ical No maliza ion o A i ion a Semmelweis Uni e si y
Abs ac
Pa II examines how epea ed acul y s a emen s—exempli ied by he 2024
claim ha “50% o s uden s ail Mic oscopic Ana omy & Emb yology I
and mus epea i s yea ”— unc ion as a he o ical obs uc ion ha
no malizes a i ion amid esou ce bo lenecks. C oss- e e encing Ac
CCIV/2011 on Na ional Highe Educa ion, Fundamen al Law o
Hunga y A icle XI, Di ec i e 2005/36/EC A icle 24 (5,500 hou s,
minimum 6-yea aining), EU Cha e o Fundamen al Righ s A icle 14,
and Semmelweis Uni e si y S udy and Examina ion Regula ions (SZMSZ,
A s. 5, 11, 13, 45), his pape p o es how such he o ic has he e ec o
chilling complain s, discou aging legi ima e challenges o policy, and
sus aining s uc u al inequi ies. These p ac ices con lic wi h WFME Basic
Medical Educa ion S anda ds (3.1, 3.4) and ESG S anda ds (1.3, 1.6),
which manda e adequa e esou ces and ai , s uden -cen ed assessmen . We
conclude ha his he o ic is no me e commen a y bu a condi ioning
mechanism ha ins i u ionalizes obs uc ion.
1. In oduc ion
Semmelweis Uni e si y has aced ongoing sc u iny o academic
obs uc ion. While Pa I o his se ies examined he adminis a i e
mechanisms o denial (e.g., es ic ed dissec ion access), Pa II u ns o he
he o ical dimension: how acul y speech unc ions as a s uc u al de ice
ha no malizes academic ailu e a es and supp esses s uden esis ance.
In 2024, a senio acul y membe in he Depa men o Ana omy old
s uden s: “50% o you will ail Mic oscopic Ana omy & Emb yology I and
mus epea you i s yea .” This ema k— epea ed in a ious o ma s—was
no an isola ed commen , bu a he pa o a b oade academic cul u e in
which a i ion is o en amed as ine i able.
O cid: 0009-0005-4228-1124
Disclosu e Basis (EU 2019/1937): Good- ai h public-in e es epo on educa ional go e nance.
Scope: In e nal policy compliance, exam access s anda ds, and adminis a i e p ocedu e.
Handling: P ese e his mas head when sha ing o a chi ing.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 • GDPR: Pe sonal da a minimized/ edac ed.
2. E idence o Rhe o ical Obs uc ion
Table 1. Documen ed Ins ances o “50% Fail” Rhe o ic
Da e (2024) Venue/Fo ma Speake S a emen Co obo a ion
[03-03] Ana omy lec u e
hall
D . Ba na “50% ail
Mic oscopic
Ana omy &
Emb yology I and
mus epea i s
yea .”
S uden no es:
mul iple wi nesses
[05-04] In oduc o y
session
D . Ba na Same ph asing Wi ness es imony
[06-06] In o mal se ing D . Ba na Same message
epea ed
S uden epo
Reques s o o icial coho a i ion da a we e made o he depa men in 2025 by he Hunga ian
Commissione o Human Righ s and he Hunga ian Adminis a i e Cou ; howe e , no disclosu e was
made. The ins i u ion has no e u ed he he o ic a e o mal no ice.
3. Legal and Policy F amewo k
- Fundamen al Law o Hunga y, A XI: Righ o educa ion. Ac
CCIV/2011 on Na ional Highe Educa ion: Obliga ion o p o ide ai
assessmen and adequa e s udy condi ions.
- EU Cha e o Fundamen al Righ s, A 14: Righ o educa ion.
Di ec i e 2005/36/EC, A 24: Requi es a minimum o 5,500 hou s
and six yea s o medical aining.
- SZMSZ (Decembe 11, 2024 ed.), A s 5, 11, 13, 45: Gua an ee
equal ea men , ai e alua ion, and ull s uden igh s.
- WFME S anda ds 3.1, 3.4: Requi e adequa e educa ional
esou ces.
- ESG S anda ds 1.3, 1.6: Demand s uden -cen ed lea ning, eaching,
and ai assessmen .
O cid: 0009-0005-4228-1124
Disclosu e Basis (EU 2019/1937): Good- ai h public-in e es epo on educa ional go e nance.
Scope: In e nal policy compliance, exam access s anda ds, and adminis a i e p ocedu e.
Handling: P ese e his mas head when sha ing o a chi ing.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 • GDPR: Pe sonal da a minimized/ edac ed.
4. Mechanism o Obs uc ion
Whe e en olmen exceeds labo a o y capaci y and specimen a ailabili y,
s uden s expe ience educed o delayed access o p ac ical lea ning. The
ecu ing “50% ail” message se es as an icipa o y no maliza ion o his
sho all, aming impending a i ion as s anda d and discou aging
complain s abou inadequa e condi ions. This p oduces a ein o cing cycle:
Resou ce de ici → An icipa o y he o ic → Chilled complain s →
Sus ained a i ion.
The he o ic hus uns no as benign commen a y bu as a condi ioning
de ice ha ins i u ionalizes s uc u al obs uc ion.
5. Implica ions & Remedies
These p ac ices con lic wi h binding Hunga ian, EU, and in e na ional
s anda ds. To align wi h legal and acc edi a ion equi emen s, he ollowing
emedies a e ecommended:
1. Disclosu e o Da a: Publish coho -le el pass/ ail s a is ics and labo a o y
access logs.
2. Facul y Di ec i e: P ohibi p edic i e ailu e he o ic in o mal eaching
con ex s.
3. Capaci y Audi : Conduc an independen e iew o en ollmen compa ed
o cada e /specimen a ailabili y and lab hou s.
4. Thi d-Pa y QA Re iew: Commission ex e nal e alua ion unde WFME-
ecognized s anda ds.
O cid: 0009-0005-4228-1124
Disclosu e Basis (EU 2019/1937): Good- ai h public-in e es epo on educa ional go e nance.
Scope: In e nal policy compliance, exam access s anda ds, and adminis a i e p ocedu e.
Handling: P ese e his mas head when sha ing o a chi ing.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 • GDPR: Pe sonal da a minimized/ edac ed.
6. Conclusion
The he o ic ha “hal o s uden s will ail” is no a ha mless mo i a ional
de ice bu an ins i u ional mechanism wi h measu able e ec s: no malizing
inadequa e esou ces, de e ing complain s, and sus aining high a i ion
a es. I con lic s wi h Fundamen al Law A icle XI, EU Cha e A icle
14, Di ec i e 2005/36/EC A icle 24, and WFME/ESG s anda ds, and
iola es Semmelweis’s own SZMSZ. Remedies mus ocus on anspa ency,
p ohibi ion o obs uc i e he o ic, and conduc ing independen capaci y
e iews.
O cid: 0009-0005-4228-1124
Disclosu e Basis (EU 2019/1937): Good- ai h public-in e es epo on educa ional go e nance.
Scope: In e nal policy compliance, exam access s anda ds, and adminis a i e p ocedu e.
Handling: P ese e his mas head when sha ing o a chi ing.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 • GDPR: Pe sonal da a minimized/ edac ed.
Re e ences (OSCOLA S yle)
1. Cha e o Fundamen al Righ s o he Eu opean Union [2012] OJ C
326/391, a 14.
2.
Di ec i e 2005/36/EC o Sep embe 7, 2005, on he ecogni ion o
p o essional quali ica ions [2005] OJ L255/22, a 24.
3.
Fundamen al Law o Hunga y, a XI. Ac CCIV/2011 on Na ional
Highe Educa ion (Hunga y).
4.
Semmelweis Uni e si y, S udy and Examina ion Regula ions
(SZMSZ, English e sion, Decembe 11, 2024), a s 5, 11, 13, 45.
5.
WFME, S anda ds o Basic Medical Educa ion (2020), 3.1, 3.4.
6.
ENQA, S anda ds and Guidelines o Quali y Assu ance in he
Eu opean Highe Educa ion A ea (ESG), 2015, s anda ds 1.3, 1.6.
