Structure of the programme
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Medical studies include 3 years of the Bachelor’s programme and 3 years of the Master’s, with each year divided into four quadrimesters. On completion of the 6 years, the graduate can begin an additional Master’s, either in General Medicine (3 years) or one of the medical specialisations (from 4 to 7 years).

The 1st quadrimester of the 1st year of the Bachelor’s programme

The first quadrimester focuses on teaching the scientific disciplines required for later studies of the life sciences: it therefore includes classes in physics, chemistry (general and organic chemistry) and biology (general biology and embryology). The first quadrimester’s scientific training is supplemented in the 2nd quadrimester by classes in statistics and applied mathematics and is then completed with classes in human sciences (philosophy).

From the 2nd quadrimester of the 1st year to the 1st quadrimester of the 3rd year of the Bachelor’s programme

These four quadrimesters form the bases for an understanding of the human body in its constitution and its functioning, in its normal state and in pathological conditions. They include classes in histology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, etc.

The training also includes psychology classes, which prepare the future doctor to deal with each patient as an individual. Finally, the societal dimensions of health and sickness are dealt with through epidemiology and public health classes.

From the 2nd year, students will have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with clinical practice within the framework of a hospital work placement.

The 2nd quadrimester of the 3rd year of the Bachelor’s programme

This quadrimester is the start of clinical training which will be continued in the Master’s programme. The clinical training is organised in systems integrating the different medical specialisations in order to cover all interventions when dealing with a pathology, from diagnosis to treatment. The programme for the 2nd quadrimester of the 3rd year includes the study of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and an introduction to general medicine and the clinical approach.