Master in Medicine and Surgery

The tuition fee is 3,338 USD per year.

Medicine and Surgery is a single-cycle master's program taught in English at Università degli Studi di Padova in Padova, Italy, over six years, combining what is elsewhere organized as separate bachelor's and master's study into one continuous course leading to a medical degree. Medicine covers the study of the human body and the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, spanning both the biological sciences and clinical practice. Students in this field typically begin with foundational subjects such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and microbiology, before progressing to pathology, pharmacology, and the clinical disciplines that make up the practice of medicine, including internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and psychiatry. Coursework generally combines classroom and laboratory instruction with supervised clinical training in hospital settings, where students learn to examine patients, interpret diagnostic tests, and participate in patient care under the guidance of practicing physicians. Programs in this field also typically address medical ethics, public health, and the communication skills needed to work with patients and other healthcare professionals. Because medical training is intended to prepare graduates for direct patient care, the later years of study usually involve rotations through different clinical specialties, giving students exposure to the range of conditions and treatments encountered in hospital and community medicine. Graduates of medicine and surgery programs pursue careers as physicians, typically continuing into specialized postgraduate training in a chosen field such as surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, or another medical specialty, subject to the licensing and further training requirements of the country where they intend to practice. Studying this program in Padova places students at one of Italy's long-established university towns, in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy.