MEDICINE SCHOOL ABROAD

Speaker: Costanza Zattra

HARVEY MEDICAL COURSEUNIVERSITY OF PAVIA

OVERVIEW

INTRO TO PAVIA

HARVEY MEDICAL COURSE: OVERVIEW

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: OTHER MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES

INTRO TO PAVIA

WHY PAVIA?

One of the oldest European universities (1361)

long academic history and tradition

ranked among the first big italian universities

Research-focused university

one of the few with its own medical nuclear lab (cyLENA)

only one in Italy to perform heart surgery with the innovative “Da Vinci” robot system

residences available throughout the city

Pavia is a student town

...pursue your interests

make new friends

have fun!

everything you need is conveniently close!

broaden your horizons

meet students from around the globe

improve your English

enjoy a smaller student-to-faculty ratio

experience the advantage of a global world-class education

WHY MEDICINE IN ENGLISH?

Harvey medical course: overview

The course

parallel to the Italian course (Piano di studio)

all lectures and academic activities in English

studying material include internationally recognized medical books >> you can also save some money!!!

experienced professors with years of teaching and working abroad

credits

1 CFU (Credito formativo universitario)= 25 hrs of academic engagement

in 6 years, 360 CFU are needed to graduate including:

60 cfu for internship

8 cfu for elective educational training

18 cfu for the thesis

EXAMS:

grouped into modules

total of 36 exams

3 exam sessions: Jan-Feb, June-July, September

propedeutic requirements

INTERNSHIPS:

S. Matteo Hospital: excellence in many fields

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

ERASMUS office (Ufficio Erasmus )

semesters in partner universities in Europe

lectures from visiting professors

summer electives

refresher courses

GLOBAL HEALTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (GHLO)

partner universities around the world

clinical experience

specialty in Italy

specialty abroad

POST-LAUREAM OPPORTUNITIES

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND

TESTING

IMAT THE ADMISSION TEST

available places: 70 EU citizens+ 30 non-EU

structure of the test: 60 questions in 90 minutes

30 - general knowledge and logic reasoning

14 - biology

8 - chemistry

8 - physics and mathematics

points awarded:

+ 1.5 pt. per correct answer

-0.4 pt. per incorrect answer

0.0 pt. per blank answer

bonus points: (awarded only if 20 pt. are reached in the test)

+ 5.0 pt. if in possess of an English certification (obtained before March 20, 2013)

+5.0 pt. depending on high school academic achievements ( counting grades from the three years preceding graduation)

many locations in Italy and around the world to sit the test

enrollment requirements:

high school diploma

or equivalent

transfer students:

to the 1st year: must sit the test

to the following years: places must be available and test is recommended

previous years scores

2011:

EU minimum score to be accepted: 42 pt.

non-EU minimum score to be accepted: 24 pt.

2012:

EU minimum score to be accepted: 35 pt.

non-EU minimum score to be accepted: 24 pt.

PREPARATION AND TIPS

recently published IMAT books

BMAT books

costs of attendance

tuition fees:

fixed costs

variable costs dependent on social-economic status of family (ISEE index)

the actual fees can vary from € 483 to € 4110

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: other

medical opportunities

SISMsegretariato italiano studenti medicina

Opportunities (SISM Pavia)

International exchange programs

Ospedale dei pupazzi

Peer education

World awareness days

Annual meetings with fellow members

others

courses organized by the residences in Pavia

tutoring opportunities

use your knowledge to help younger students!

summer school!! (http://summer.medschool.it/)

International medical summer school in emergency and disaster medicine in Pavia