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[ Update 2016 (by Erik, IMS-Milan): Over the last five years, the number of applicants to the English-language public medical schools in Italy has, on the whole, increased. Furthermore, more and more preparation materials have come out, and candidates have learned better how to master the IMAT. This was particularly true in 2015, when the exam was held in September, rather than the spring, as had hitherto been the case. The scheduling change gave 2015 candidates six extra months to study.

Post by Ivet.

Good afternoon to everyone. I’m starting this new post by saying that this one will stray a bit from the normal purpose of this website. It will not contain IMAT tips, info about Pavia’s classes or facilities, or anything like that. I would like to share with you all one of the many experiences I’ve had here; this one in particular is dated November 25 th , so, if you wish, read it as if it had been written on that day.

On Monday, IMS Milan celebrated Welcome and White Coat Day. New students watched various presentations about work and life at IMS, and students entering their third year — their clinical years — were given a white coat as is tradition in many medical schools around the world .

by Anonymous

So, I just got back from speaking with the administration here at IMS Milan about how the med schools in Italy allocate non-EU spots. I had this conversation because we here at imatschool.com have been receiving many messages by people confused about the process. Actually, it turns out that it is very simple. I can explain it in two paragraphs.

Stefano for you, live from Brussels, Belgium!

by Jeff Liu (Guest Blogger)

One of the more frequent discussions among English-language medical students in Italy, especially given that such programs are so new and yet to set solid precedent outside Europe, includes the possibility of doing post-graduate residency training in North America. In the next few articles I will try to give students a general overview of the initial steps one should take in order to potentially acquire Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification in what seems to be a challenging yet mandatory path for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who wish to practice medicine in the US.

Valentina is a Harvey graduate from University of Pavia,  and she is starting work as a Foundation Year (FY1) doctor in London in a few weeks. In her second guest-post, she shares her experiences in applying for the Foundation Programme in the UK as an graduate of an Italian English-language med school.

In February of this year, I made a YouTube video called “ How to Study Medicine in English in Italy “. Since then, this video has been watched about 2,400 times — 2,397, to be precise. Now, some of those views are the same person watching more than once, and some are robots rather than people. However, the sample size is large enough now that we can probably discount those multiple and non-human watchers, and get some sense of who, exactly, is interested in the video… and try to extrapolate from that what demographic, around the world, is curious about studying medicine in English in Italy. YouTube, in partnership with Google, makes excellent analytics available for videos. So, let us take a little look at my video’s statistics, and see what we can learn about interest in our international med schools, which, as I have said over and over, are a pioneering phenomenon in medical education. My video, by the way, is just under four minutes long and subtitled in English, so it is accessible to a wide range of people around the planet, regardless of their patience, or ability to understand my funny Connecticut accent.

Valentina is a “Harvey” English medical school graduate from University of Pavia,  and she is starting work as a Foundation Year (FY1) Doctor in London in few weeks. In this fascinating guest-post she will share her experience in getting the Provisional registration (for FY1) in the UK as an Italian graduate.