Study Medical In Italy
Certainly, the name of medicine pushes the mentality of each person towards hard and long work, long-term education, very complex entrance exams, and so on. But in the end, this discipline is worth a lot of hardship and is one of the most charismatic and lucrative disciplines in the world. Applying to medical school is not a superficial and easy task and you have to choose your place of study wisely. One of the best places to enter this field is to study in medical schools in Italy, which uses the Numerus Clausus system (maximum number of fixed admissions to a university institution) during and after the study. This has led to the development of highly skilled physicians and has made Italy one of the most popular destinations for medical studies. The medical course in Italy is a six-year course followed by a six-month clinical internship taught in both English and Italian at Italian universities.
To enter the medical schools of Italy, it is necessary for the applicants to obtain an acceptable score in the entrance exam called IMAT.
IMAT – International Medical Admission Test
The Cambridge Department of Assessment and Admissions has been working with the Italian Ministry of Science (MIUR) for several years to conduct the IMAT test. This test is a 100-minute test for applicants entering the fields of medicine, surgery and dentistry. The exam materials for this course are 100% in English and are held every year in many countries, and applicants from any country can participate in the authorized centers for holding this exam all over the world.
IMAT test format
This test is a pen and paper test. This means that the applicant must attend the test session and receive and answer the questions in the form of a form (exactly like the national entrance examination of Iran). Unlike some exams such as GRE or IELTS which can be held both at the request of the applicant and in computer form or on paper.
The IMAT test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that are divided into four main sections. All questions include 5 options, only one of which is correct. The time required to answer the questions is 100 minutes.
The first part of the exam:
10 questions – Logical Reasoning (Evaluation of logical reasoning and data analysis and inference)
12 questions – General Knowledge
Part 2 :
18 Questions – Biology
Third part:
12 questions – Chemistry
Section 4:
8 questions – Physics and Mathematics
You should note that the number of questions in each section of the exam may change each year. For this purpose, you can visit the test specification section of the website www.admissionstestin.org before registering.
How to score and test results:
The exam scoring formula is calculated as follows:
5 points for each question with the correct answer
5- Score for each question with incorrect answer
0 points for each unanswered question
Usual date of IMAT exam and participation fee:
Each applicant needs to pay the following to participate in the IMAT exam:
114 British pounds
130 Euro
US $ 164
Who can take the IMAT test?
People with a 12-year diploma (in the old education system for diploma and pre-university degree holders) from any field can take the exam as long as they have sufficient knowledge in biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics and English.
This test has no age requirements and participants of any age can be candidates for the test.
How to prepare for the IMAT test?
The good news is that the IMAT test does not require round-the-clock study (candidates are already familiar with the concepts being asked in the test). The level of IMAT exam is easier than the national entrance exam that is held in our country, but this does not mean that you can expect to answer the questions without any study.
Applicants can easily access sample exam questions that are published annually on the Cambridge website and become familiar with the exam format.
Fortunately, all IMAT exam topics are in the experimental high school textbooks. However, it is recommended that candidates check their exam materials each year from the files provided by the universities and the Cambridge site.
All IMAT test resources can be purchased from the Iran-Italy Institute.
At what universities can you study with an acceptable score in the IMAT exam?
In total, thirteen Italian universities offer medical, surgical and dental disciplines, the most important of which are listed below:
| www.unibo.it | University of Bari |
| www.unibo.it/it | University of Bologna |
| www.unime.it | University of Messina |
| www.unimi.it | University of Milan |
| www.unipd.it | University of Padova |
| www.unipv.it | University of Pavia |
| www.uniroma1.it | Sapienza university of Rome |
| www.uniroma2.it | Universty of Rome tor ver gata |
| en.unisi.it | University of Siena |
| en.unito.it | University of Turin |
All the above mentioned universities are approved by the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Capacity and acceptance score of different universities for the field of medicine:
Admission capacity varies according to different universities, for example, in 2019, the admission capacity of the University of Spinzai in Rome for non-European citizens was ten. According to experience in recent years, the acceptance scores and capacity of universities in Italy have been as follows, and this score varies every year.
|
Passing Score |
Admission capacity |
University Name |
|
|
43.3 |
15 |
University of Bologna |
1
|
|
46.6 |
40 |
University of Pavia |
2 |
|
36.5 |
31 |
University of Torino |
3 |
|
49.3 |
10 |
La Sapienza
|
4 |
|
17.9 |
30
|
University of Messina
|
5 |
|
48 |
9 |
University of Padova |
6 |
|
45.4 |
30 |
University of Tor Vergata |
7 |
|
30.4 |
40 |
Napoli LV |
8 |
|
33.1 |
10 |
Napoli Federico II |
9 |
|
54.2 |
16 |
Milano |
10 |
|
37.1 |
13 |
Milano Biccoca |
11 |
|
35.7 |
8 |
Bari |
12 |
The right to choose a university for applicants:
Before taking the IMAT exam, each candidate has 12 choices to enter their favorite universities, and this causes misleading non-European candidates every year. You should note that this is a choice for European citizens and will only be the first option for non-European applicants. This is where the expert consultants of the Iran-Italy Institute guide the dear candidates so that the best choice with the highest probability of acceptance is considered for them according to their conditions.
Pharmacy in Italy
The field of pharmacy is a 5-year continuous course (Single-Cycle) that applicants to enter this field can enter the specialized doctoral course of pharmacy or the job market of this field directly after obtaining the degree of this course. The high level of quality of education, excellent laboratory facilities and the interaction of Italian universities with other prominent European universities have made pharmacy one of the most popular fields to study in Italy.
Skills taught during the study of pharmacy:
Notable skills that can be acquired by studying pharmacy in Italy include the following:
Full knowledge of anatomy, morphology and physiology of the human body
Familiarity with different types of drugs and their formulation (conversion of substances into tablets, suspensions and production of drugs in general)
Patient Safety
Determine the appropriate dose for newly developed drugs
Proper use of drugs in various situations
Which universities offer pharmacy?
Many Italian universities currently offer pharmacy courses, but only two of the country’s leading universities offer pharmacy courses in English, as follows:
Universita degli studi di Roma
Alma Mater Studiorum_Universita di Bologna-Rimini campus
How to participate in the pharmacy course:
In order to be able to take pharmacy courses, students must first take an exam held at an Italian pharmacy university and obtain an acceptable score on the exam. If you pass the exam, applicants can start studying pharmacy in Italy. Recently, the University of Bologna has provided admission to a limited number of students without an exam due to their educational background and language degree.
Prerequisite for participating in this exam is to have a degree based on passing a twelve-year academic course (diploma of the new educational system and diploma and pre-university of the old educational system). Applicants of any age can take the test.
Exam Format:
The pharmacy exam consists of fifty four-choice questions with a minimum score of 18 (if the applicant scores below 18, his or her name will not be included in the ranking list to be published later by the university). The exam includes math, physics, chemistry, biology, English and general information courses. In previous years, an interview was considered by some university professors as an oral exam section, but in 2020, due to the outbreak of coronary heart disease, this section and the general information section were removed and replaced with logical skills questions. Was taken.
In the 2020 exam, the number of questions in each section was considered as follows:
How to hold a pharmacy exam:
The pharmacy exam is held annually from September 20 to September 25 at the Universities of Bologna and Turorgata, and the results are announced by the universities in a period of approximately ten days. According to the pandemic of 2020, according to the decree of the Ministry of Science of the Italian government, all pharmacy exams with English names TOLC-F and TOLC-F (for the field of pharmacy in Italian) online and through the CISIA site in time intervals of 19 to July 27, took place.
How to score a pharmacy test:
1 point for each correct answer
25- Points for incorrect answer
0 points for each unanswered question
Pharmacy admission capacity and minimum accepted score in 2020:
The admission capacity of the University of Turorgata is usually higher than that of the University of Bologna. In a recent online test in 2020, the capacity for non-Europeans was 30, and for candidates living in Europe it was 50, with the lowest acceptance score among non-Europeans at 34.5.
Note that each candidate can only take the entrance exam once for a university.
Cost of taking the pharmacy test:
The cost of participating in this test is 30 euros.
Dentistry course in Italy
Another of the most sought after courses in Italy is studying English at dental schools in the country. Currently, the only university offering this course is Siena University in Siena, central Italy. The dental course in Italy is a 5-year course that requires entry to the entrance exam, just like medicine and pharmacy.
A little about dentistry at the University of Siena:
The Department of Dentistry at the University of Siena has designed the system for dental courses so that students can simultaneously acquire the necessary skills in dentistry, clinical knowledge and oral health. In addition, at the end of the course, according to the training, students are expected to be able to perform a complete surgery.
Test format and resources:
Biology, physics and chemistry resources of this test are not different from the IMAT test resources, and in case of possible changes, the university will announce all the protocols, conditions and criteria before holding the test. The venue of this exam is Siena University, the time and place of which will be announced to the applicants by the university itself. Each year, the test period is between September 10 and 12. Exam courses include chemistry, biology, logic skills, physics and general information.
Capacity and passing score of dental exam:
The capacity of this test last year was 12 for non-European applicants and 28 for European applicants. The final test score for non-Europeans in 2019 was 31.4.
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