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MD in Medicine and Surgery

Italy

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What will I learn?

Single-cycle Degree in Medicine and Surgery

One of the most qualifying features of the Medicine and Surgery program is the complete integration of basic and clinical sciences. This will be achieved through a multidisciplinary approach and an early involvement in patient management, including both ethical issues and legal responsibilities, which are at the basis of the profession. In addition, medical anthropology, bioethics and medical humanities will be emphasized, as well as the ability to communicate with the patient and the family. It will provide a strong specific background, and theoretical and practical preparation in medical practice and methodology, as well as a high level of professional decisions and operational independence in terms of ability to face and solve the main health problems from the preventive, diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic point of view

Learning objectives

The program will provide complete integration of learning objectives of European and US curricula. The curriculum is designed also to help students prepare for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2. Students will benefit from high-quality teaching and learning designed to encourage active participation and support independent thinking. They will acquire the ability to identify the state of health or illness of individuals on the basis of the knowledge of bio-pathology and pathophysiology. In addition, they will develop skills and general experience in the field of Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics, as well as Medical and Surgical specialties

Program structure

In order to achieve formative goals, the Medicine and Surgery program is organized to offer a total number of 360 University Formative Credits, Crediti Formativi Universitari(CFU), spread over a 6-year course. 60 credits consist of activities aimed at acquiring specific professional skills. Each CFU corresponds to 12 hours of teaching. In case of professional training, each credit corresponds to 17 hours.

Career Opportunities

The program is designed for students who wish to become qualified medical practitioners. A various range of careers are open to medical graduates. Due to the innovative curriculum, students will be able to start a career in both basic and clinical scientific research.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

Study options

Full Time (6 years)

Tuition fees
€15,600.00 (US$ 16,968) per year
Start date

Expected September 2025

Venue

Rome Campus

Largo Francesco Vito 1,

ROME,

Lazio,

00198, Italy

Entry requirements

For international students

Your high school qualification has to:

  • be conferred after min. 12 years of previous global schooling
  • satisfy the requirements for access to university in the awarding country.

High school qualifications obtained after 11 or 10 years of global schooling do not allow access to Italian universities, unless:

  • you attended one (in case of 11 years) or two (in case of 10 years) years of university studies and took all the exams included in the relevant study plan, or
  • you can give evidence that you attended a pre-school year (this usually applies to some Latin American countries).

High school qualifications that need to satisfy additional criteria:

American High School Diploma (HSD)

  • Students holding an American HSD must additionally have earned at least 3 Advanced Placements (APs) in as many subjects related to the degree course of their choice.


British qualifications

  • The British high school qualifications allow access to Italian universities if they certify at least 6 “passes” in different subjects, 3 of which must be A-level and relevant to the chosen degree course.


International Baccalaureate (IB)

  • Before IB results are released, candidates can request to have their transcript of grades sent to Università Cattolica free of charge.

For applicants whose first language is not English, they will be required to provide the following English Language Certificates:

TOEFL iBT overall score of at least 80; or Academic IELTS overall score of at least 6.0; or a TOEFL Computer Based of at least 213; or a TOEFL Paper Based of at least 550; or a Cambridge ESOL FCE Grade B.

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