1. MEDICINE SCHOOL ABROAD
Speaker: Costanza Zattra

2. HARVEY MEDICAL COURSE
UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA

3. OVERVIEW INTRO TO PAVIA HARVEY MEDICAL COURSE: OVERVIEW
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: OTHER MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES

4. INTRO TO PAVIA

5. 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

6. residences available throughout the city
Pavia is a student town
...pursue your interests
make new friends
have fun!
everything you need is conveniently close!

7. 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

8. Harvey medical course: overview

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. POST-LAUREAM OPPORTUNITIES
specialty in Italy
specialty abroad

14. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING

15. 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

16. 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)

17. 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

18. 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.

19. PREPARATION AND TIPS
recently published IMAT books
BMAT books

20. 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

21. BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: other medical opportunities

22. SISM segretariato italiano studenti medicina
Opportunities (SISM Pavia)
International exchange programs
Ospedale dei pupazzi
Peer education
World awareness days
Annual meetings with fellow members

23. others courses organized by the residences in Pavia
tutoring opportunities
use your knowledge to help younger students!
summer school!! (
International medical summer school in emergency and disaster medicine in Pavia