Master's Programme DURATION OF STUDIES 3 years (6 semesters) THE MASTER OF

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION is primarily taught at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) or affiliated institutions. Theoretical and practical courses are integrated into clinical training modules and French focus on clinical procedures and on learning and applying skills in a variety of Working knowledge of English required disciplines, such as and primary care, paediatrics, , for reading scientific texts. or and . Some disciplines are crosscutting and studied throughout the programme (e.g. , , clinical ENROLMENT AND ADMISSION pharmacology, forensic medicine and ethics). The third year of the Master's CONDITIONS programme is devoted to clinical practice during which students do rotations to strengthen their skills and gain experience. www.unige.ch/conditions/MA In accordance with the Swiss federal law on health-care professions (LpMed), all examinations take place on a faculty level, with the exception of those that take place after conferral of the Master's degree, which are federal and common to all Swiss medicine faculties (Federal Examination in Human Medicine - EFMH).

FACULTY OF MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTS 6 semesters (max. 10 semesters) | 180 ECTS credits Studies in human medicine prepare graduates for First and second-year courses specific activities in numerous professional fields. 120 credits Graduates generally begin their professional careers as  Introduction to the clinical approach internal medicine doctors before, in some cases, going  Clinical training: internal medicine; paediatrics; on to become clinical chiefs of hospitals or ; obstetrics and gynaecology; psychiatry; facilities with a view to pursuing the post-graduate community medicine and primary care; qualification of federal specialist. Many graduates end ; ; ; up working in private or group practices, and some go ; ; emergency and intensive on to careers in hospitals or at university. care; crosscutting disciplines; interprofessional But there are many other professional opportunities as education well:  Master's thesis  Positions in international or non-governmental Third-year courses organisations 60 credits  Role of expert for insurance and health insurance 10 months of elective rotations (Internist medicine, companies, in connection with legal/employment paediatrics, surgery, etc.) including 1 month with a issues or pediatrician.  Positions in medical call centres  Medical journalism Interprofessional education  Research in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries The dissertation, worth 15 credits, can be based on a research project or case study in areas such as basic medicine, clinical medicine, public  IT and medical statistics health or any other relevant field. Students are required to  Non-clinical teaching/research at university demonstrate their analytical and communication skills. The Federal Examination in Human Medicine (EFMH) takes place after the conferral of the Master's in Medicine. UNIVERSITY TAXES 500 CHF / semester ACADEMIC CALENDAR www.unige.ch/calendar REGISTRATION Deadline: 30 April 2022 (28 February 2022 for applicants subject to a visa LEVEL OF FRENCH REQUIRED BY UNIGE because of their nationality, as set forth in Swiss federal Eliminatory general test for non-Francophones, with regulations) the exception of the following cases: www.unige.ch/enrolment www.unige.ch/frenchexam

CONTACTS FOR STUDIES MOBILITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE During the first and second year of the Master's Centre médical universitaire (CMU) programme, students may complete part of their 1 rue Michel-Servet clinical training abroad. Third-year students may do 1211 Genève 4 clinical internships at foreign hospitals (for up to five months) and to do a three-month internship at STUDENT AFFAIRS Stéphanie Bagnoud another university. The Faculty of Medicine offers T. +41 (0)22 379 50 15 two-month internships in and [email protected] international health, including in Cameroon and Raffaele Isabella Valenzi Nepal. T. +41 (0)22 379 50 13 www.unige.ch/exchange [email protected] Ariane Favre T. +41 (0)22 379 50 12 [email protected]

ACADEMIC ADVISOR Barbara Broers T. +41 (0)22 379 50 13 [email protected]

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All programs are subject to changes. Please consult the program regulations.