International Medical Admissions Test
The International Medical Admissions Test (IMAT), sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "Italian Medical Admissions Test", is an aptitude test used as part of the admissions process for some Italian universities. These universities, with the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), offer undergraduate courses that are taught in English and open to applicants outside of Italy.[1]
Participants
The following universities offer a number of places for both home and overseas students to study medicine as part of this initiative:
- University of Bari
- International Medical School at the University of Milan
- University of Pavia
- Sapienza University of Rome
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- Second University of Naples
- University of Naples Federico II[2]
Applicants for the existing courses taught in Italian currently take an Italian admissions test (developed by the Italian Commission), with the available places awarded to those scoring highest on the test. In 2011, MIUR asked Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing to develop and deliver the English language equivalent of this Italian admissions test. The English-language version is called the International Medical Admissions Test (IMAT).
Humanitas University in Italy also uses IMAT for its Medicine and Surgery degree course. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU) uses the test for admission to its Bachelor degree in Biomedicine (English taught, with the University of Turin) and Medicine and Surgery degree (English taught, with the University of Milan).
Format and Timing
The test consists of the following two sections:
- Section 1: Thinking Skills (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving), 22 multiple-choice questions
- Section 2: Scientific Knowledge covering Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, 38 multiple-choice questions.
Candidates are allowed a total of 100 minutes to complete the test. All questions have five options, of which one is correct. A correct answer awards 1.5 point, a blank answer 0 points and a wrong answer subtracts 0.4 points from the final score.
The IMAT takes place in April or September. The IMAT test date and registration process for Humanitas University and Pirogov University are different to the main IMAT test session.[3]
External links
- IMAT website - Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing
- UniversItaly website - IMAT online registration
References
- ↑ http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-institutions/about-our-tests/international-medical-admissions-test/ Accessed 2017-03-15
- ↑ http://www.medschool.it/admissions/180-imat-decree/ Accessed 2017-03-15
- ↑ http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/imat/about-imat/ Accessed 2017-03-15