Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery
University of Pavia
Key Information
Campus location
Pavia, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
6 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 4,800 / per year **
Application deadline
Request info *
Earliest start date
Jul 2024
* Applications deadline will be provided soon
** for EU students, fees are based on students' family income. They range from about 156 euro to 4800 euro per year. For non-EU students a flat rate is determined according to the citizenship and range from 400 euro to 4500 euro
Introduction
The Harvey Medicine and Surgery Course was founded on October 1st, 2009 by Professor Ermanno Gherardi, Head of the Department of Molecular Medicine.
It is a six-year, single-cycle Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery. The Harvey Course was thought “not just to teach the medical profession, but also to build a solid scientific basis for continued training that will be vital for the reception and understanding of future medicine”.
The Harvey Medicine and Surgery Course is the first medicine course entirely taught in English in Italy, together with several other MD programmes offered in English by the University of Pavia.
The Course was named after William Harvey (1578-1657), a seventeenth-century British physician, a pioneer in correctly understanding and describing the circulatory system.
The Harvey Course arises from the need for an international (i.e. English language) medical school in Italy. The curriculum combines the long-established Italian teaching methods with the modern paradigms of interactive learning. Harvey trainees evolve into well-rounded doctors through a new wide-ranging programme of study and extensive practical training in the renowned Pavia clinics and their research laboratories. This includes a rigorous and practical seminar programme provided by Harvey’s carefully selected local and international lecturers consisting of top-of-the-line clinicians, professors and scientists.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
EDiSU Pavia (Ente per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario) is an Agency for the Right to Higher Education, which was established by the University of Pavia and is under its direct control.
Edisu scholarship benefits include:
- Accommodation in a Residence (“Collegio”);
- One meal per day at the Canteens;
- A sum of money, according to the student’s economic situation.
Edisu scholarship for off-site students can consist of:
- Accommodation in a Collegio + One meal per day at the Canteens + Up to 3.967,00 euros;
- One meal per day at the Canteens + Up to 6.370,00 euros.
Curriculum
The Harvey Medical Course Is Structured Into Six Years of Studies: The First Three Years Cover the Pre-Clinical Raining Period; the Last Three Years Mainly Focus on Clinical Training, Hospital Rotations and Internships in Italy or Abroad, and Final Thesis Preparation.
Year 1
- Basic Sciences (chemistry and Medical Physics)
- Essay Writing Techniques
- Mathematics
- Living Molecules
- Scientific Foundation of Medicine (epidemiology, History of Medicine, Statistics)
- Structure of The Body (Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Cytology)
- Social Roots of Health
- Elective Courses: The Disabled Person / Ultrasound Laboratory
Year 2
- Functions of The Body (physiology)
- Ethics and Society
- Biology of Disease (general Pathology, Immunology)
- Laboratory of Medicine
- Microbiology
Year 3
- Clinical Foundations (General Surgery, Semiotics, Radiology)
- Systemic Pathology
- Drug Discovery and Actions
- Disease Control and Eradication (infectious Diseases, Clinical Epidemiology)
- Clinical Foundations Practicals
- Blood Diseases
- Disease of The Endocrine System and Metabolism
- Elective Courses: Recision Medicine / the Disabled Patient / Nanotechnologies in Medicine / Evolution and Medicine
Year 4
- Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases
- Heart and Lungs
- Sensory System Diseases
- Soft Tissue Diseases
- GI and Urinary Tracts
- Clinical Cases 4th Year
Year 5
- Childhood and Women's Health
- General Surgery I
- General Surgery Ii
- Clinical Pharmacology, Genetics and Pathology
- Clinical Cases 5th Year
Year 6
- Clinical Medicine (Family Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine)
- Students Presentation of Scientific Papers
- Practicals in Degree Thesis Subject
- Practical Evaluative Traineeship in General Practice
Rankings
CENSIS - Italian Universities Ranking 2021/2022
No. 1 Best Medicine and Surgery course
Shanghai Ranking - World Universities Ranking 2021
No. 101 - 150 Medical technology