Professional career
- 1970 - 1974 (1968-1974) Student of the Medical School of Charles University, Prague
- 1970 - 1972 Research assistant, Department of Biochemistry, Charles University, Prague
- 1972 - 1974 Research assistant, Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, Charles University, Prague
- 1974 - 1977 Research fellow and Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Research Institute
- 1974 - 1977 Psychiatric Postgraduate Institute- postgraduate course, specialty examination and certification in psychiatry, 1stdegree
- 1975 Internship equivalent, internal medicine, Charles University Hospital, Prague.
- 1976 Psychiatric training, Mental Hospital Bohnice,Prague
- 1977 Internship equivalent, Surgery, Prague State Hospital, Krč, Prague.
- 1977 - 1988 Psychiatric Department, Medical Faculty of Hygiene (since 1990 3rd School of Medicine), Charles Universi ty, Prague - assistant professor of psychiatry. Consultant, Mental Hospital, Bohnice (Prague).
- 1977 - 1981 Special training in psychiatry (Postgraduate Institu te, Prague). Specialty examination and certification in psychiatry, 2nd(highest) degree.
- 1980 - 1982 Research in Neuroendocrinology (C.Sc.), Charles University, Prague
- 1981 Psychiatric training, Suzdal, U.S.S.R.
- 1986 - 1987 Research psychiatrist, Psychiatric Research Institute. Participant in WHO study (DOSMD and follow-up examinations in IPSS)
- 1988 - 1991 Psychiatric Department, 3rd School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague- associated professor.
- 1990 - 1997 Dean of faculty, 3rd School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague. Chairman of Psychiatric Department
- 1990 - 2021 Director of Psychiatric Research Institute (now Psychiatric Center), Prague
- 1991 - 2020 Psychiatric Department, 3rd School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague-professor of psychiatry.
- 1997 - 2003 Vice-dean of faculty, 3rd School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague. Chairman of Psychiatric Department
- 1997 - 1999 Director, International Institute for Education in Mental Health and Psychopharmacology Ltd., Great Britain
- 2004 - 2011 Psychiatric Department, Medical faculty, University of P.J.Šafárik, Košice
- 2013 Expert, grant applications evaluator, European Commission, Framework Programme 7 (FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNO 1-STAGE 2; Brussels 2013)
