First Year Medicine Books | Review and Recommendations Part 1

Hey everybody,

First of all, congratulation! you are now officially medical students =)

In the first year of medical school you will study some basic science and basic med-school subjects as; Chemistry, Biology, Genetics, Histology, Embryology, Anatomy, Biochemistry etc..

As you know, lectures are important as well as taking notes, however, when you get home when your academic year is over, your book is your best friend. In Part 1 I'll give you the most recommended books for chemistry, biology, physiology and anatomy with my own personal notes.

The city of Pavia | Overview

Hello everybody,
In this post I'll try to show you a bit of the city of Pavia because it is important that you know the
city you apply to study medicine here in Italy.

Pavia is a small city located in the south-western part of province called - Lombardy.
Its population is ~70,000 people include the ~22,000 students (Italian and foreigners).
Pavia is very close to Milan (about 30 minutes in train) and to the coast of Genoa (about 1 hour in train).

Previous IMAT Exams

In this page I will add the last IMAT exams (till now, 2012-2013) and If you have any question

about one or more of the IMAT questions (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math and Logic) just post it down and I will answer.. 

Here is the link for the 2012/2013 exam.
Here is the link for the 2013/2014 exam.
Here is the link for the 2014/2015 exam.
Here is the link for the 2015/2016 exam.

If you have more questions about the IMAT test for medical studies in Italy click here

Best wishes!

MDwannaBe 

The IMAT Test For medical studies in Italy

**For an up to date 2016 version of this post click here**
English-language medical courses recently started in Italy are a growing phenomenon.

I am a medical student In Pavia studying in the English course. In this article I will give you a brief description about the IMAT test, some tips about it and recommended books you should consider to maximize your learning potential and pass the test successfully.

The IMAT test is a test which created by Cambridge Assessment.

The test is a pen-and-paper test consisting of 60 questions which are divided to:

Part I: 30 multiple-choice questions in general Knowledge and logical Reasoning.

Part II: 30 multiple-choice questions in Scientific Knowledge (The ability to apply scientific knowledge from school science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths.)

The scoring system is:

• 1.5 points for each correct answer
• -0.4 points for each wrong answer
• 0 points for a question not answered

The Italian Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MIUR), stated a minimum passing score in order to apply for medical school in Italy. The minimum score is 20 points.

Below this mark, you cannot study at any university in Italy. If you achieve more than 20 points, you are officially a candidate for studying in the university that you already choose (along with all the others who pass the test) – this mean that there is an effort needed from you to pass the IMAT exam with a high mark.