To obtain a master's degree or clinical residency (in medical sciences), a diploma of higher education (in specialty programs) and a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree, you must submit scientific results that can form the basis of a dissertation research, including at least one article, published in scientific journals, and at least two collections of scientific papers in relevant areas. abstracts of reports should be included (PKM-304, appendix 2, ch. 3, p. 16).