Medical School in Italy: Survival Guide (Watch if you Enroll)

[@zoyasinterlude]

This is the first time I’ve heard something negative(but informative) and eye opening about med schools in Italy and I’m so happy that I found your channel it’s helping me a lot to prepare for med school in Italy next year hopefully 🙏🏻💞

[@AcadIMAT]

Hope to see you next year, and that we can continue producing helpful content :)

[@swechhyasubedi8528]

@@zoyasinterlude may I know which university is your first choice

[@xhanax]

Hey girl! Did you end up applying this year, and if yes, how did it go?

[@tay8238-l8b]

As someone who fell for the appeal of scheduling ur own exams, it does absolutely pile up each year, it’s not easy physically nor mentally, I advise everyone to try to do as much exams as they possibly can each year, because here i am having now imposter syndrome and doubting myself and my ability for being behind on exams! Italian university system is not for the weak! As a foreigner who learns everything in italian, i sure deeply understand what a struggle it can be to to pass exams on time or to even feel confident doing an exam, especially the oral exams!

[@idabrowsky]

i can't stress enough how useful and profesional your content is. thanks SO MUCH for you work, you make all the italian-medschool-related stuff seem easy and accessible 💙

[@AcadIMAT]

Wow, thank you so much !😭😭😭😭😭 Please let me know what other topics are still in mystery so we can work on that either through articles or videos :)

[@TheArtisticJourneywithCarlo]

Hi! I really enjoy your videos. They make me feel like I'm not alone feeling that way. I hope you are not stressing too much overall. Me, personaly I think we Italian University students suffer from exact same problems as you international students although we speak the languge. In Italian universities no body holds your hand and I agree with that. Even if for us is not a shock becouse we already knew about it, it's still very difficult to keep up and don't make the exams pile up. Another thing you said about the little student groups that may be a bit closed sometimes. I get that too. It happens a lot in my university too. People are jelous of the information they got. But as you said you got to set the mood right away the first year. Speak to students and professors!

[@iasdlondres]

Surely, the best and most reliable resource regarding IMAT.

[@AcadIMAT]

Omg thank you so much!

[@nospaceforsadness816]

😂😂😂your content was such a relief during all this year ♥️♥️♥️a huge thank you

[@AcadIMAT]

Wow, so happy to read this :)

[@Lily-gz3ip]

Oh god, the only thing that kills me is the 1st one.. No one will be holding my hand and I'm a pretty slow person, I'm afraid that I wont be able to catch up.. specially after seeing your notes for biochemistry, the impostor syndrome hits really hard here

[@chinyereofomata3321]

This was so enlightening! Thank you!!

[@AcadIMAT]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ataerturk2139]

guuuurl thank you so much for every word they really help drastically

[@hafsaimtiaz6473]

You are really helpful in every aspect. ❤️🥰

[@AcadIMAT]

Wow really glad you find the videos helpful :)

[@atefmoustafa7925]

Actually great effort and thanks for your help

[@AcadIMAT]

Thank you, hope it's helpful :)

[@AbdullahKashifakaAK]

Really helpful video. Good work!

[@AcadIMAT]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zoyasinterlude]

Can you please make a video for how to prepare for USMLE after med school in Italy and maybe interview a student who made it to the US for residency 💞

[@AcadIMAT]

I will ask a student, the only person I know who did it got a 260 in it, but at the moment there are a few higher priority things we're focusing on, but I will defintiely add it to the list :)

[@zoyasinterlude]

@@AcadIMAT thank you so much!!!💞

[@Aaron-lu4uw]

You are always on point

[@AcadIMAT]

Hope it's helpful :)

[@julias1628]

Well, from now on I'm learning Italian! 🤪 Thank you for the video, it was really helpful

[@AcadIMAT]

That's great! Cannot emphasise learning Italian enough!

[@lydiemaoche2155]

Thanks so much for all your videos and taking your own free time to do them!!! As you said, most of Italian medical school are very theory oriented. Do you know how is the transition to erasmus exchange/ residency in other country? Are italian students appreciate?

[@AcadIMAT]

We have 2 articles and a video about Erasmus programmes, and will have upcoming ones on SISM

[@mdkaifalikhan6981]

Really very helpful full an eye opening remainder dear..!

[@AcadIMAT]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yeahseewoo4892]

Can you do a school tour hehe. Also can you share how you manage your time😭😭 it will really help me a lot.

[@AcadIMAT]

We have a few school tours planned,

[@Kingalily14]

H friend, good day may I ask about the oral exam? Is it done in front of the class or one one with the professor? May I ask also, how may moths is 67% of attendance in the class? Thank you so much for posting this kind of topic, it really helps a lot, have a wonderful day in Uni🌺

[@kumarmanjeet2584]

Hi, I am aspiring IMAT, this year. please advise, how to fill the OMR sheet. Kindly advise on Dos and Do not. Thanks 😊

[@klaub1341]

Can you please be more detailed about how sbobine works I also love your videos you are very helpful thank you very much❤

[@chinnyfenny2733]

such a wonderful content, thanks for all you do..... could you please help explain to me what am likely to face as a foreign medical graduate who is to join 5th year medical student here in Italy.

[@tropangpinayinjapan8897]

Love this video so helpful

[@AcadIMAT]

Glad it was helpful! If there are any other topics you think we should have covered about medicine in Italy please let me know :)

[@swatimulay3649]

Do International students get residency in Italy, like the UK Foundation years ? Is there a video on this ?

[@marateixeira8219]

If I go to Italy and whant to do my residency in UK the UKMLA is it too hard ?

[@ahsenmughal9675]

hey amazing video! could you compare the mode of studies for South and north Universities? in terms of transfers? cause availability of a seat and a similar mode of study is quite important for transferring right?

[@AcadIMAT]

This is not a north vs south thing, it's a subject vs systems based thing.

[@theonlyljuknow]

Ciao! Great video I've got a question, is it allowed to record the lectures there?

[@AcadIMAT]

Most students will record lectures regardless

[@thavibinhumantree3910]

@@AcadIMAT lol so true 😂

[@mohedmuhammad739]

Could you please do a video on HUMANITAS UNIVERSITY and it test's HUMAT ?

[@AcadIMAT]

We're waiting for a humanitas student to confirm a date for the interview :)

[@anthonyk1833]

Is attendance enforced at Sapienza at 66 percent? or they dont care if i study alone and dont attend classes, because i have a side business and want to maximize time efficiency

[@ShalakaSitre]

Hi Sierra, Congratulations on your graduation. I wanted to ask if you can transfer credits at Uni of mILAN Statale . Courses like Biochem and Anatomy and Physiology as we complete those courses here in the US. Can it shorten the duration of the degree as well? Also this would be a MD degree right? 🎓🎓

[@amirrezahosseinzadeh5567]

parma english course is also 8 times, its really shocking, honestly is bit a weird too; how professor will prepare a exam for their student 8 times especially the written ones.

[@AcadIMAT]

I'm sure that the professors are used to this, and probably recycle questions a lot as is the standard all over the world :)

[@vedantsrivastava3823]

Can you even start teaching Italian ? Me , Vedant from India .

[@hadilotfi4016]

Hi Dr 🌟🌹I'm from Iran. I've finished my bachelor's degree in computer science.But I really like to study medicine in Italy, so i want to study for imat but i have stress and bad feelings about orql exams that i can't pass them .Italy offers a Dsu scholarship to the Iranian and third world countries, but the condition is that you should pass units every year or semester, I'm really worried about this.Is it possible that with a lot of effort we pass the exams successfully ?

[@oceanemassambambe8762]

Hey can you help me ? I live in the US and I am trying to transfer to Italia

[@erfantaheri1816]

Hi thank you so much for all of this channel. I ask you to make a video about after graduating the 6 years medicine and surgery course in italy. Like How to get a job .and what the heck is 4/5 years residency

[@AcadIMAT]

It really depends on what country you apply to.

[@meudeperez]

Can a student listen and record other oral exams of other students?

[@nikztravelbee6857]

Hi do you have idea where nclex center here in italy?

[@Maddiesona]

Does the professors give private lessons/tutoring ?

[@justynatrzeba]

What is the cost of an Italian course besides the course offered by university for example in Rome ? Are Italian classes expensive ?

[@AcadIMAT]

It really depends on a lot of factors, especially now in the age of online courses, how many people there are in the class, what time it's at, where it's located etc. I would say though in a group when you purchase a course that lasts a couple of weeks, classes will work out to be 7-8 euro an hour maybe (this is not certain, just from what I remember when I did classes 3-4 years ago)

[@vedssss5466]

Hey, Aren't there any specific textbooks? means if you read them you'll get a good score or the questions will be asked only on that book?

[@AcadIMAT]

Each professor will have their own preferred textbooks

[@faithigbineweka1510]

Can we record the questions the professors asks during the oral exams?

[@AcadIMAT]

It is not allowed to record an exam, but you can after the exam definitely collect the questions into a word document to share with the rest of your course :)

[@nathanreilly2898]

How difficult is it to match into an internship/residency in ireland after graduating from yor University?

[@AcadIMAT]

Unfortunately don't have a clear idea, but I do now that it's basically the same as most EU countries

[@marco4743]

Hi I know it would vary between university but how long are the college holidays during the year? Thank you

[@AcadIMAT]

Hello, on the website we have the academic calendars of most of the universities, generally classes are for only 6 months of the year

[@maoredri1111]

I’m going to do the imat next year , What happened if you failed in the exams on date that you scheduled, I can doing other exam like retest in the same year just different date or I need to wait until the next year? Thank you I was very very scared about it ☹️

[@AcadIMAT]

It depends, basically you can re-do it in that same year

[@moshe126]

does the university requires students to pass anatomy 1 for example before taking anatomy 2 or phisiology? ?

[@AcadIMAT]

Yes

[@justynatrzeba]

Do professors at la sapienza give slides to study for students ?

[@AcadIMAT]

Yes all but 1 professor have given slides

[@nn167]

can u plz tell me which textbooks u used in the 1st year or which textbooks r usually recommended in the 1st year

[@AcadIMAT]

It changes from university to university, and professor preference, but for anatomy grays and netters are classic,

[@nn167]

thank you

[@willtochange1844]

How indian students can join med school in Italy is there any scholarship ?

[@habibaahmed6486]

So I'm ganna take the exam next year so the question is when should I begin to study for the exam

[@AcadIMAT]

Yes

[@muhammadabdurrahmansulaima9657]

I am from Nigeria which is non EU country so my question here is how I will take my imat exam its online or not please I need your help I have no idea about it thanks

[@AcadIMAT]

It is not online, you will need to travel to a test centre

[@muhammadabdurrahmansulaima9657]

@@AcadIMAT but we don't have a center here in my country

[@muhammadabdurrahmansulaima9657]

Its possible for non EU students to take imat in their countries

[@AcadIMAT]

Again you will need to travel to another country.

[@lz9976]

Is there anything I can do if I missed the IMAT this year?

[@AcadIMAT]

You will have to wait for next year

[@klaudix2323]

Which uni are u in?

[@zuhajabeen3608]

Hey, I have few questions.. 1) how do the professors teach? I mean can we understand what they are teaching? 2) do they teach in Italian language? 3) u once said in u r video that u r in 5th year of medical and u don't know how to take blood!! Can u advice us for how should we learn all those practical things at right time but not late!!? 4) Is Sapienza University good for medical?(or would u suggest any other University)? 5) is there not even one medical University where everyone follows same text book?

[@AcadIMAT]

1) Yes 2) English 3) You can request practical experience, if I wanted to I can go to the hospital and ask them to teach me 4) Sapienza will always be my top choice for medicine 5) It depends on the professor not the medical school

[@vaniip.]

Great video! I have a few questions, 1 - How many oral versus written exams do you get on average? Are there a lot more oral exams than written in most Italian medical schools? 2 - If a student already has a bachelor's degree from the US, do they get to "skip" any semesters/years or do they still need to do the full 6 years of the program? 3 - Do you know of any free resources that you think would be helpful for a beginner learning italian?

[@AcadIMAT]

Generally all schools are oral heavy especially in later years. They might get to skip some exams depending on how much of the syllabus overlaps for the number of credits, it's decided by professors individually. Unfortunately I do not, but I have heard of something called the refold method that's meant to be effective and free if that might be something you want to check out

[@vaniip.]

@@AcadIMAT Thank you so much! I will check that out

[@Nerd.scientific]

U are just awesome

[@AcadIMAT]

NO U But also thank you

[@fatimamedico8440]

Love your vedios

[@AcadIMAT]

Thank you so much! Hope they're helpful :)

[@mohammadazhar1171]

How tough is to crack Imat test

[@AcadIMAT]

How long is a piece of string?

[@mohammadazhar1171]

Very short

[@shalitha6076]

This is very informative video❤ Can I earn money from a part time job while I studying medicine in Italy?

[@AcadIMAT]

Depends on your visa, but generally yes

[@langleywright2647]

Boşa harcanan zaman, hoşunuza gidip gitmediğini görmek için deneyerek değil, açıkça sevmediğiniz bir şeyi yaparak harcadığınız zamandır.

[@gianinabichir822]

For God sake , you are a medical student,a future doctor being responsible for patients life. You should attend every single class. Nobody should be there to convince you to do it.

[@erfanmirzaii9279]

Can you do a video on possible side hustles for medical students in italy?

[@AcadIMAT]

We will be writing a jobs for medical students article pretty soon :)

[@erfanmirzaii9279]

@@AcadIMAT thanks😊

[@lavdieel2369]

12:02

[@wellaciccio2362]

Your stress will pay off greatly

[@foxergamez4906]

Great

[@kumarmanjeet2584]

Kindly share sample papers of IMAT exam and mock test series if available with you. Regards, Manjeet

[@renatocarbone8061]

Breath please

[@naumankhan5368]

I just need MBBS degree....😂😂😂 She likes doctor.....

[@nesquickk2754]

Hey are there any older students (how old) starting with studying medicine in italy or is everyone there 19 🥴😂?

[@AcadIMAT]

Yes quite a few, the range is massive with some people starting at 17 and some at 37

[@jeusjohn]

First

[@AcadIMAT]

Noice, hope you watched the whole thing so our stats don't tank :P

[@jeusjohn]

@@AcadIMAT ofc watched whole thing

[@MarcosSilva-nc6uz]

Hi I know it would vary between university but rough how long are the college holidays? Thank you

[@AcadIMAT]

Hello, on the website we have the academic calendars of most of the universities, generally classes are for only 6 months of the year