General Medicine, MSc

Overview

Doctors of General Medicine are concerned with diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases in patients. They also conduct research to further our understanding of how the human body works and identify new ways to improve health and well-being. After graduation, Doctors of General Medicine can choose to enter a specialist training program or pursue a doctoral degree in medical research.

Syllabus

• The theoretical module (years 1-2) contains the basic disciplines: medical chemistry, cell science, biophysics, molecular and cell biology, anatomy, histology, embryology, and physiology.
• The pre-clinical year (year 3) contains pathology, pathophysiology, microbiology, and immunology.
• The clinical module (years 4-5) contains the entire spectrum of clinical disciplines taught in small-group block rotations. Behavioral science-based subjects (e.g., Introduction to medical practice, Ethics, Medical psychology, etc.) are taught throughout the medical training.
• The final, 6th year of the medical training is the internship year that focuses on the major clinical disciplines: internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, OB-GYN, neurology, and psychiatry. In addition, there are small blocks involving transfusion medicine, infectology, emergency care, and family medicine.