The Brand New & Unique Medicine in English Course
Recently the University of Marche (Universitā Politechnica Delle Marche) has announced a brand new international program: Medicine and Technology (MEDICINE & SURGERY) as a single cycle program in the city of Ancona, to add to the current 15 public medical schools that provide an English Medicine and Surgery course in Italy. According to the university website, the admission will be done on the basis of scores obtained in the IMAT Exam which is the national test for entry into Medicine in English. The official call to applicants that will confirm all of the details has not yet been announced by MIUR, but will confirm everything about the universities including number of seats and syllabus.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THAT THIS COURSE IS STILL PENDING APPROVAL. ONCE CONFIRMED WE WILL UPDATE ALL INFORMATION, BUT AS OF YET IT IS NOT GUARANTEED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE UPCOMING 2022/2023 ACADEMIC CYCLE.
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University Name |
Marche Politecnica University |
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University Location |
Ancona |
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University Size |
20,000 Students + Staff |
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Founded In |
1969 |
Course Description of Medicine in English programme
The university website describes this as a one of a kind course which we do strongly agree with, as not a lot of universities do an engineering oriented approach to Medicine. Graduates from this course will be specialised in handling new medical technologies and creating patient-tailored therapy. The students of this course will be taught biomedical engineering skills, which will prepare them for developing new innovative solutions in clinical fields. Graduates of this course can be granted a masters in Biomedical Engineering for an additional 30 credits (Traditional 6 year Italian Medical Schools require 360 credits in total), perform research work, or work in industrial fields, while having all the qualifications of a Doctor of Medicine.
Unique opportunity by Marche Politecnica
The proposed course by Marche is an interesting blend of Medicine and Surgery as well as Biomedical engineering. The course integration should still last 6 years, with the additional 30 credits being achieved through a higher number of preclinical classes during the first 3 years. The preclinical years will be aimed at fostering the integration between the medical and bioengineering disciplines, while the last 3 years will be mainly dedicated to clinical training, with the possibility to use integrated approaches learned during the prior 3 years.
So in summary students of the new Medicine and Technology course will be taught the basics of biomedical engineering through the acquisition of 30 additional educational credits in addition to the regular 360 educational credits for Medicine and Surgery degrees in Italy, which allows graduate students to request an additional Biomedical Engineering degree.
Potential Career Choices for Medical Graduates
According to the official university course page the graduates of this course can work in the following settings:
- Hospitals and specialist centres
- Universities and research centres
- National and international health organizations
- Pharmaceutical companies and in biomedical fields
- Health services management
- Access to Postgraduate Schools in medical areas
Anconca city brief overview
Weather
According to annual climate information Ancona is quite rainy, with even the driest months having significant rainfall. While it is slightly colder than other southern beach regions, the average temperature is stable throughout the year with no freezing winters, or unbearable summers.
Cost of living
Marche university has quite helpful student web resources including a breakdown of cost of living for it’s students.
Marche University is an incredibly budget friendly option for future medical students of the English programme, as it is one of the cheapest cities in Italy. Even according to Numbeo and other cost of living websites it is one of the nicest cities located in Marche Region, with rent being on average almost 60{bb8d53cabbfbfa48737bbedab9cb9b55bf5183c8f56cc8e5fd88b7a4065b00a7} cheaper than Rome accommodation.
This screenshot is from the university website outlining some of the average costs students will encounter.
Some interesting activities in Ancona for University Students
While the city of Ancona can be considered quite small lacking some of the excitement of the much bigger cities, Marche region is absolutely beautiful with fun activities for students who love the outdoors. Not to mention they are a beach region which makes it an ideal location to be able to take relaxing beach breaks from your exams without having to travel!
There are many regions to hike such as in the reserve beside both Ancona and Pesaro (a city 1 hour away from Ancona). To the western side of Marche you will find beautiful areas to explore such as the temple of Valadier, where you can also go rock climbin, and visit the grottos nearby. Ancona itself is situated right beside a large natural reserve called the “Parco Regionale del Conero” with pristine protected beaches that pictures would not do justice do. San Marino is only 3 hours away with public transport, and Ancona is very well connected to Bologna and Rome.
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What is their scholarship facility? Which region of Italy does Ancona lie in ? When will the finalize the English course?