MEDICINE SCHOOL ABROAD Speaker: Costanza Zattra

HARVEY MEDICAL COURSE UNIVERSITY 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!

WHY MEDICINE IN ENGLISH? 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

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

POST-LAUREAM OPPORTUNITIES specialty in Italy specialty abroad

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

bonus points: (awarded only if 20 pt. are reached in the test) + 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: 2012: 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.

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

SISM segretariato 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