Study Medicine at University of Padua

Overview

The University of Padua, founded in 1222, offers a single-cycle degree course in English titled "Medicine and Surgery" (degree class LM-41), lasting 6 years for a total of 360 ECTS credits, at least 60 of which are dedicated to mandatory clinical traineeship. The programme is taught in English and is based in Padua, in the University Hospital area (Via Giustiniani 2). Admission is nationally programmed and requires passing the English-language IMAT admission test; enrolment is limited. The curriculum runs from pre-clinical foundations in the first two years to clinical disciplines across years three to six, and is designed in line with World Federation of Medical Education standards.

At a glance

Seats: official MUR bando D.M. 599/2025 (Tabella B).

Degree

LM-41 (Medicine and Surgery)

Duration

6 years

Language

English (non-native speakers must hold English certification at least equivalent to CEFR B2, per the official admission call)

Campus

Padua (Padova), Veneto region — teaching based in the University Hospital area, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova

University founded

1222

Cut-off trend

How the IMAT admission threshold moved from 2021 to 2025 — EU-pool and non-EU shown separately, on the 0–90 score scale.

Tuition & fees

Italian public-university fees are income-linked (ISEE) for EU/resident students, with fixed bands for international applicants whose income is abroad.

For A.Y. 2025/2026, the University of Padua charges an income-linked (ISEE) student contribution for its English-taught Medicine degree, ranging from roughly €0 in the lowest/no-tax ISEE band up to about €3,000/year at the top band. Non-EU students with income abroad who cannot compute an Italian ISEE pay a fixed contribution of about €2,950/year (Group B – Science), reduced to about €983/year for students from designated low-development countries.

The programme

• Single-cycle programme of 6 years and 360 university credits (ECTS), of which at least 60 credits are dedicated to mandatory internship/traineeship activities
• Years 1-2 (pre-clinical): The Approach to Patients, Cell Function and Architecture, Biological Molecules, Infection and Immunity, The Human Body, The Nervous System; internships in Introduction to Clinics and Principles of Basic Research
• Years 3-6 (clinical): Diagnostic Testing, Mechanisms of Disease, Infectious Diseases, Physical Signs and Clinical Methodology, organ-system diseases, General Surgery, Organ Transplantation, Public Health, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Oncology and Critical Care
• Experimental profile emphasising early interaction with the clinic and a strong scientific grounding in basic disciplines
• Particular attention to communicative-behavioural and bioethical fields, plus principles of health management and global health
• Designed in line with World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) international standards

How to get in

Admission to University of Padua's English-taught Medicine is through the IMAT — 60 questions in 100 minutes, scored +1.5 / −0.4 / 0 (max 90). You list University of Padua among your university preferences on Universitaly, and places are filled by a single national merit ranking against the 100 seats above.

Living in Padua

Padua (Padova) is a historic university city in Italy's Veneto region, home to one of the world's oldest universities (est. 1222) and a large international student population. It lies about 40 km west of Venice and is a compact, walkable city with a strong student life.

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