CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020

Professor Petros P. Sfikakis

Dean of the School of Medicine

Admissions

Admission to the School of Medicine is gained after success in the State Panhellenic Examinations. Certain categories of candidates have to sit different kinds of examinations (Cypriots, Greeks living abroad, foreigners etc.) to gain admission. In Greece higher education is provided free of charge.

Academic year

The academic year begins on September 1st and ends on August 31st and is divided in two semesters:

a) September 23 - January 10 (Winter semester)

b) February 10 - Μay 29 (Spring semester)

There are three examining periods:

a) January 20 - February 7

b) June 9 - June 30

c) September 1 - September 25

Duration of Undergraduate studies

Undergraduate studies consist of twelve (12) semesters of required attendance. After completion of the period of attendance and after success in the examinations, a student is awarded the Medical Degree (MD, Ptychio latrikis). The examinations can be oral/written or both and the grading scale used is 0-10. The passing grade is 5-10.

The curriculum consists of 49 obligatory courses and 82 electives. For first-year students, starting from the Academic year 2017-18, the curriculum will consist of 48 obligatory courses and 82 electives. In order to gain the degree, the student, apart from the obligatory courses, is required to attend 12 obligatory elective courses that he/she will choose based on his/her personal interests.

Program of Obligatory Courses (48) for first-year students,

starting from the Academic Year 2017-18

Teaching Hours/Week

Hours/Semester

	Lectures		Required Laboratory Training	Total Per Week	Required Laboratory Training & Lectures	ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
1^st semester
Biology I		4	1	5	65	7
Epistemology, History and Ethics of Medicine		2	2	4	52	3
Medical Chemistry		4	1.5	5.5	71.5	6
Medical Physics		4	1.5	5.5	71.5	6
Medical Statistics		4	1	5	65	6
Elective Course					26	2
Total ECTS/1^st Semester						30

2^nd semester
Biology II - Genetics	6	1	7	91	9
Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology	4	4	8	104	9
Biochemistry I	4	2	6	78	5
Histology - Embryology I	3	2.5	5.5	71.5	5
Elective Course				26	2
Total ECTS/2^nd Semester					30

3^rd semester
Descriptive Anatomy II	2	3	5	65	6
Physiology 3rd semester	4	3	7	91	10
Biochemistry II	3	-	3	39	5
Histology - Embryology II	3	2.5	5.5	71.5	7
Elective Course				26	2
Total ECTS/3^rd Semester					30

	Lectures	Required Laboratory Training	Total Per Week	Required Laboratory Training & Lectures	ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
4^th semester
Descriptive Anatomy I	5	-	5	65	6
Physiology 4th semester	4	3	7	91	10
Pathology I	3	1	4	52	6
General Microbiology- Immunology	3	1	4	52	6
Mechanisms of disease	2	-	2	26	-
Elective Course				26	2
Total ECTS/4^th Semester					30

5^th semester
Pathology II	3	3	6	78	8
Pathophysiology	6	1	7	91	7
Pharmacology I	3	1	4	52	5
Medical Microbiology	3	1	4	52	5
Medical Psychology	2	--	2	26	3
Elective Course	2			26	2
Total ECTS/5^th Semester					30

6^thsemester
Internal Medicine part I: Symptoms and Signs/Nosology	6	6	12	156	10
Clinical Surgery I	3	3	6	78	6
Clinical Pharmacology	3	1	4	52	4
Radiology I	4	2	6	78	4
Preventive Medicine & Public Health	4	1	5	65	4
Elective Course	2			26	2
Total ECTS/6^th Semester					30

		ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
7^th semester
Internal Medicine-part II: Differential diagnosis		10
Clinical Surgery II		8
General Epidemiology & Methodology of Research		4
Radiology II		6
Elective Course		2
Total ECTS/7^th Semester		30
8^th semester
Respiratory Diseases		8
Cardiology		8
Neurology		8
Urology		4
Elective Course		2
Total ECTS/8^th Semester		30

9^th semester
Ophthalmology		4
Otophino-Laryngology		4
Orthopedics - Traumatology		4
Emergency & Intensive Care -Αnesthesiology		7
Dermatology		4
Therapeutics		5
Elective Course		2
Total ECTS/9^th Semester		30

		ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
10^th-11^th-12^th semesters
Internal Medicine		18
Paediatrics		18
Surgery		12
Gynecology & Obstetrics		12
Psychiatry		12
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology		3
Haematology, or Anesthesiology, or Gastroenterology, or General Medicine, or Endocrinology, or Intensive Care, or Thoraco-Cardio-Vascular Surgery, or Clinical Genetics, or Neurosurgery, or Νephrology, or Medical Oncology, or Child Psychiatry, or Rheumatology		9
Elective Course		2
Elective Course		2
Elective Course		2
Total ECTS/10^th-11^th-12^th Semester		30

Program of Obligatory Courses (49) for Undergraduate Students

who Completed their First Year of Study by the Academic Year 2016-17

Teaching Hours/Week

Hours/Semester

	Lectures	Required Laboratory Training	Total Per Week	Required Laboratory Training & Lectures	ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
1^st semester
Medical Physics I
Medical Chemistry I
Medical Statistics
Biology I
Psychology
Elective Courses
Total ECTS/1st Semester
2^nd semester
Medical Physics ΙΙ
Medical Chemistry ΙΙ
Biology
Elective Courses
Total ECTS/2^nd Semester
3^rd semester
Descriptive Anatomy II					7
Physiology (fall semester)					12
Biochemistry I					4
Histology - Embryology I					5
Elective Courses 2
Total ECTS/3^rd Semester 30

*The timetable of the 1^st, 2^nd , 3^rd , 4^th , 5^th and 6^th semesters is to be found in the new curriculum

	Lectures	Required Laboratory Training	Total Per Week	Required Laboratory Training & Lectures	ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
4^th semester
Descriptive Anatomy I					5
Physiology (spring semester)					12
Biochemistry II					4
Histology – Embryology ΙΙ					7
Elective Courses					2
Total ECTS/4^th Semester					30

5^th semester
Pathology II		5
Pathophysiology I		5
General Microbiology and Immunology		5
Pharmacology I		5
General Epidemiology & Methodology of Research		5
Principles of Philosophy & History of Medicine		2
Elective Courses		2
Total ECTS/5^th Semester		30

6^thsemester
Pathology II		9
Pathophysiology II		6
Medical Microbiology		7
Pharmacology II		6
Elective Courses		2
Total ECTS/6^th Semester		30

	Lectures	Required Laboratory Training	Total Per Week	Required Laboratory Training & Lectures	ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
7^th semester
Symptoms signs in Clinical Medicine, Introduction in Medicine	6	6	12	156	13
Surgery I	3	3	6	78	8
Radiology- Radiotherapy	4	2	6	78	7
Introduction to Psychopathology	3	-	3	39	-
Elective Courses				26	2
Total ECTS/7^th Semester					30

8^th semester
Medicine	4	4	8	104	11
Surgery II	6	3	9	117	10
Preventive Medicine & Public Health	4	1	5	65	5
Occupational Medicine	2	-	2	26	2
Elective Courses				26	2
Total ECTS/8^th Semester					30

9^th & 10^th Semesters
Neurology	6	19	25	4	100	10
Cardiology	3	11	14	4	56	8
Respiratory diseases	12.5	14.5	27	2	54	6
Dermatology - STD	5	7.5	12.5	4	50	4
Urology	6	6	12	4	48	4
Ophthalmology	4	10	14	4	56	4
	Lectures	Required Laboratory Training	Total Per Week	Weeks	Required Laboratory Training & Lectures	ECTS (European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System)
Oto-Rhino-Laryngology	5	7.5	12.5	4	50	4
Orthopedics-Traumatology	7	6	13	4	52	4
Therapeutics	6	6	12	4	48	7
Intensive Care (Medical)	5	30	35	4	70	5
Obstetrics- Gynecology	13	4	-	2	52	-
Elective Courses					26	2
Elective Courses					26	2
Total ECTS/9^thand 10^th Semester						60

11^th & 12^th Semesters
Medicine	5	35	40	12	480	12
Paediatrics	10	30	40	10	400	14
Surgery	6	34	40	7	280	9
Gynecology Obstetrics	13	28	41	7	287	9
Psychiatry	10	25	35	4	140	9
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	4	30	34	2	68	3
Elective Courses					26	2
Elective Courses					26	2
Total ECTS/11^thand 12^th Semesters						60

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