International Medical School, University of Milan

The International Medical School (IMS) of the faculty of medicine of the University of Milan is a public English-language medical school located primarily in Milan and neighboring Segrate, Italy, with other teaching clinics in the Milan metropolitan area, including in San Donato Milanese and Bergamo.^[1] The IMS was founded in 2014, following its branching from a similar, but distinct, school named MiMed.^[2][3] Its mission is to "provide graduates with both a solid, up-to-date scientific understanding of medicine, and a deep appreciation of the human and social complexities associated with health and disease.”^[4]

History

MiMed was originally founded in 2010, among the second group of English-language medical schools at Italian public universities, following the University of Pavia in 2009. In 2014, MiMed was replaced with a private course at Humanitas University, and the IMS.^[5][6]

Admissions

In 2015, the IMS enrolled 47 students from 23 different countries. One-third of seats are reserved for students who are not citizens of the European Union, nor certain affiliated states, such as Switzerland and Norway. Among the incoming class of 2015, less than half the students were Italian citizens.^[7] The minimum International Medical Admissions Test score for first-round entry among EU-applicants was 50.1, representing approximately the top 2% of test-takers.^[8] Tuition ranges from about €800 to €3900 per year.^[9]

Curriculum

The school has a six-year program. The first two years are dedicated to pre-clinical studies. The following four years are clinical. The school emphasizes problem-based learning, interdisciplinarity, and translational medicine. Students have the opportunity to do part of their education abroad via the Erasmus Programme. All teaching is in English. Students are required to learn Italian,^[10] and, in order to be graduated, must, in English, write and defend a final thesis.^[11] The degree granted is a Dottore magistrale, styled in English as a Doctor of Medicine.^[12][13]

Affiliate hospitals

The school's primary teaching hospital is the Azienda Ospedaliera Luigi Sacco in Milan. Students also do clinical training at any of nine other University of Milan teaching hospitals.^[14]

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