International Medical School, University of Milan

International Medical School
International Medical School - University of Milan
LITA building, 2015
Type State university
Established 2014
Parent institution
 University of Milan
Head of Studies Prof. Antonio Carrassi
Location Milan metropolitan area
Campus Laboratorio Interdisciplinare Tecnologie Avanzate (LITA) (administrative headquarters and classrooms), Segrate; University of Milan, Italy (classrooms, teaching laboratories, and clinical sites)
Language English, Italian (clerkships)
Programme Coordinator Prof. Gabriella Cerri
Nickname IMS UniMi
Website http://www.imschool.it/

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.[1] 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.”[2]

History

The course has been founded in 2010 as "MiMed" in Humanitas Hospital, as a combined effort of the University of Milan and the hospital.

In 2014 the hospital opened its own private course, thus the university renamed the course as "International Medical School" and relocated it in L.I.T.A. ("Laboratorio Interdisciplinare Tecnologie Avanzate") building in Segrate.

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.[3] 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.[4] Tuition ranges from about €800 to €3900 per year.[5]

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,[6] and, in order to be graduated, must, in English, write and defend a final thesis.[7] The degree granted is a Dottore magistrale, styled in English as a Doctor of Medicine.[8][9]

Activities

The first two years are mostly held in L.I.T.A, being considered "preclinical". Besides the frontal lectures, some activities (e.g. Problem-Based Learning, classes with anatomical models, spirometry tests etc.) are provided to improve knowledge of some critical topics. From the third year the students alternate lectures in the campus to periods in the hospitals.

Affiliate hospitals

The school's teaching hospitals are:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cosp.unimi.it/offerta_didattica/5294.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.unimi.it/ENG/courses/D56.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.imschool.it/history/
  4. ↑ http://www.medschool.it/medschools-italy/compare-all-medical-schools-rankings/
  5. ↑ http://www.imschool.it/tuition-fees/
  6. ↑ http://www.cosp.unimi.it/offerta_didattica/925.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.imschool.it/requirements-for-graduation/
  8. ↑ http://www.medicina.unimi.it/manifesti/ITA/manifesto_D56of3_M_2016.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.imschool.it/medical-curriculum/

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