Filenews 11 July 2023
In recent years, Cyprus has become a pole of attraction for young people who wish to acquire a high level of medical education.
The how and why is no coincidence, especially if we consider that in Cyprus, there is one of the most modern Medical Schools in the Mediterranean region, a School that shapes the New Generation of Doctors: The reason for the Medical School of European University Cyprus.
It is an international school with more than 850 students from 28 different countries, whose graduates can work in any country in the world they wish and in fact, having developed valuable clinical skills, through their contact with the most modern medical technologies and next to top scientists, including Nobel Prize winners.
Establishment of EUC Medical School in Frankfurt
The opening of the Medical School of European University Cyprus – Frankfurt Branch in 2022 is a milestone as it is the first Branch of a Cypriot university to operate outside the Republic of Cyprus. The Frankfurt Medical School Branch offers the MD Medicine program in fully equipped state-of-the-art facilities for the needs of the Program and the excellent education of medical students.
The Frankfurt branch of the Medical School of European University Cyprus is expected to become an international medical center that will promote modern education in health, medical care, research and innovation.
From Cyprus to the whole world with innovation as a "vehicle"
For Professor and Dean of the Medical School of European University Cyprus, Elizabeth Johnson, the technologically advanced facilities of the School and the innovative curriculum it offers to its students are two important elements that explain why it is high in the preferences of those who want to deal with Medicine nowadays. But they are not the only ones. According to her, the fact that all courses are taught in English makes the school very popular and explains why the admission of students to it is quite competitive. Because it is a School that trains tomorrow's leaders in Medical Science, while giving them the opportunity to do their internship and of course to work in various countries of the world.
We should simply mention that the evaluation by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) of the program of the Medical School of EUC – both in Nicosia and Frankfurt – ensures its international recognition and opens "doors" for the continuation of clinical practice of its students in the USA. All this while the school also offers its students the opportunity to attend summer externships in various countries of the world, including the USA, the UK and Israel.
According to Dr. Johnson, many students decided to pursue competitive postgraduate educational programs after their studies at EUC Medical School, while many were placed for specialties around the world, in countries such as the USA, England, Sweden, Germany, Greece and Cyprus. And as she underlined, "remaining faithful to the vision of the school, all its recent graduates have excelled in their respective fields".
Quality education and emphasis on high technology
Recording a continuous upward trend and promoting research and healthcare, the Medical School of European University Cyprus stands out today at European and slowly global level. To understand why, it is enough to take a more thorough look at the advanced facilities of the school. As for the curriculum of the Medical School, as underlined by Dr. Johnson, it is structured so that students come into contact with the clinical environment, from the very first year, giving young people many and important internship opportunities.
We should simply note that the school maintains agreements with the largest public and private hospitals in Cyprus for the basic clinical practices of students -and not only. Students have access to private and state hospitals throughout Cyprus, especially with the General Hospitals of Larnaka and Nicosia, as well as with the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, the Private Hospitals Aretaeio, Ippokrateio, and Apollonio, the General Hospital IASO and IASO Children's Hospital and with Hygeia Group in Greece, as well as in Israel with the Hadassah University Hospital.
A comparative advantage for the students of the Medical School is the exclusive collaboration with the American Medical Center and the German Oncology Center in Cyprus, while the Summer Externships programs in hospitals and universities abroad, such as Shriners Hospitals for Children (USA), John Hopkins (USA), Imperial College London (UK), Barts of the London School of Medicine (UK), Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), and Hebrew University of Jerusalem at the Laboratory of Ada Yonath (Nobel Laureate), complement and enhance students' research and clinical interests.
The School of Medicine is an international school that attracts students beyond Cyprus and Greece, from Germany, Italy, Austria, Norway, Canada, France, Ireland, Israel and the USA.
There are many reasons that explain why European University Cyprus is today the most ideal choice for studying Medicine in Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. As for how someone can become part of it, one application is enough to start the "journey" in the world of modern medicine. In any case, however, the high academic performance, ethos, vigour and character of future doctors will be the passport for admission to the most competitive School of European University Cyprus.
More information about the Medical School of European University Cyprus can be found on https://euc.ac.cy/el/ website , at info@euc.ac.cy or 22713000
Start of Fall Semester on October 2, 2023.
