Overview

Aâ€¯ â€¯range of focused elective courses is available in the program, after the first semester, for further exposing the students to specialized areas. The elective courses are purposefully allocated to each semester to help students make more mature and goal-oriented choices. In parallel, the International Program in Medicine at the University of Crete School of Medicine is enriched with courses (both compulsory and elective) that nurture humanitarian values â€‹â€‹and enhance the development of a whole personality on the part of the students, an essential attribute of modern physicians.

Key Facts

The provision of the appropriate knowledge foundation for the understanding of the physiological functions of human diseases.

The development of skills and competencies for the practice of Medical Science.

The understanding of the scientific and ethical basis of any medical procedure.

The perception of the medical practice as an obligation to the patient and to society.

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Programme Structure

Basic Cycle (Semesters 1–4): Includes foundational courses such as anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, which serve as the pillars for subsequent medical knowledge.

Pre-clinical Cycle (Semesters 5–8): Acts as the bridge between the basic sciences and the clinical application stages.

Clinical Cycle (Semesters 9–12, including clinical clerkships): This cycle begins with two core clinical clerkships—Internal Medicine and Surgery—each lasting 16 weeks (in semesters 9 and 10, respectively), followed by specialized clinical clerkships in other medical specialties during the 11th and 12th semesters.

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Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Heraklion, Greece

Disciplines

Medicine

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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79

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Secondary Education Graduation Certificate

Motivation Letter

Curriculum Vitae

One of the following:

International Baccalaureate (IB), including three higher level subjects (two of them should be selected from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics), and three standard level subjects

A- Level subject-based qualification. Subjects requested are Chemistry, Biology and one more science subject

National secondary education degree (or Academic Transcript if still in the final year of secondary education) that confirms a score of at least 80% that includes Biology plus two more courses (Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics), in High School last year exams, with an average grade for each subject > 80%

Medical College Admissions Test

University Clinical Aptitude Test

BSc relevant to medical sciences from an accredited institution;

Pre-med program;

any standardized test

AP-level Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics (three out of four)

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

15000 EUR / year

≈ 15000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

15000 EUR / year

≈ 15000 EUR / year

Living costs

Irákleion

Greece

430 - 700 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

The International Program in Medicine offers merit-based financial support to students as part of the ‘Teaching Assistanship’ program from the second year of studies onwards. Outstanding students can provide teaching assistantship to earlier year students in laboratories and tutorials. Need-based scholarships can also be awarded during the last two years of studies, on exceptional, case-dependent basis.

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