UKCAT is a computer-based multiple choice test focused on logical and critical reasoning. UKCAT structure is made of different subtests described below. UKCAT is also an entry requirement for 2017 non-EU applicants to the first year of the Medicine degree course at University: in order to participate, applicants need to complete University Admission Form and follow all the instructions reported here by […]
2017 University Medical Admissions Test for non-European students will be UKCAT, a computer-based multiple choice test made of 5 subtests (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Situational Judgement), each of them lasting between 15 and 30 minutes. Here are 10 vital pieces of information and techniques that will help you take on […]
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It occurs when the protective cartilage over the bones wears down over time. This condition does not only affect the elderly. It can also affect young individuals and even athletes. Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery helps to avoid or at least delay the use of prosthesis. If not […]
Nowadays, advancing technology provides access to information at any time for any individual. Given all this, technology can also interfere with sleep and offer more distraction than benefit. Going to bed with a smartphone or tablet is irresistible at any age, from children to teenagers to adults. Priorities change but the results of technological advancement […]
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di del sistema Universitario e della Ricerca – National Agency for the Evaluation of [Italian] Universities and Research Institutes) published its report on Evaluation of Research Quality (Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca -VQR) 2011-2014. “First among small universities in the medical area.” – Rector Marco Montorsi. The report’s […]
Applications for our 2017 non-EU Medical Admissions Test are now open. 2017 Non-EU Test will be UKCAT, a computer-based multiple choice test focused on logical and critical reasoning. The number of places available for non-EU citizens is established as 50 according to the 2017 Non-EU Call for applications. UKCAT test will take place on 18 – 26 April 2017 in more […]
The American blogger, Sarah Theeboom, decided to follow her friend’s advice and stop using shampoo. She has been following this advice for seven years now and has gone without using shampoo to wash her hair. Although she is now “co-washing,” i.e. using conditioners occasionally, she has not gone back to the shampooing ways of the past. […]
Translated by Matteo Bevilacqua, Hunimed student Those who think that love is the only thing exchanged with a kiss should think again. The “seal” of the poets is a powerful “vector” for the transmission of bacteria. What happens during the outpouring of the most romantic and passionate effusion? The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research succeeded to count […]
is the first center in Italy and one of the few in Europe recognized by EAU (European Association of Urology) as an international training centre for robotic surgery in the field of urology. Urology Unit is directed by Prof. Giorgio Ferruccio Guazzoni. What is robotic surgery and when is it used? Robotic surgery, also known as robot-assisted […]
This article is the prosecution of “Students’ Field Research Project on Malaria: a modern plague“, outlining the key characteristics of malaria and its trasmission and the current protection measures studied by Louis-Georges Roumy1, Niccolò Stomeo1, Abu Elamin1 Khattab Ayman 2 and Seppo Meri1,2 during their medical research experience. 1 Institute, Milan, Italy 2 University of Helsinki, Finland Vector Control: The final step towards Malaria Eradication? […]
Migle Gedgaudaite and Akvile Statnickaite are two post-graduate students of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology, a 4thyear resident and a 3rdyear respectively. They’ve just finished their two-month ERASMUS+ practice in Research Hospital, at the Reproductive Gynecology Department. Here is what they told us about their experience. “In our country […]