Student exchange in medicine
The Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes medical students from partner universities to spend a semester in Tromsø!
Who can apply?
In order to become a medical exchange student at the Faculty of Health Sciences, your university has to have an exchange agreement with UiT.
We do not accept students from non- partner universities.
Learn more about the admission process
Courses available for medical exchange students
Autumn semester: MED-2520 International semester
Autumn and spring semester: Clinical rotations
Due to a limited number of places, clinical rotations are only available for exchange students from partner universities in the Nordic countries and some partner universities in Europe and South Africa.
On some occations, Praktische Jahre students from German partner universities may be accepted, depending on capacity.
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Nordic countries
University of Copenhagen
University of Southern Denmark
Aalborg University
Aarhus University
Karolinska Institutet
University of Gothenburg
Umeå University
Lund University
Linkøping University
Uppsala University
University of Helsinki
University of Turku
University of Oulu
University of Eastern Finland
University of Tampere
University of Iceland
Europe
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
University of La Reunion
University of Padova
University of Ljubljana
University of Santiago de Compostela
Albert- Ludwigs Universität Freiburg
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Friedrich- Alexander Universität Erlangen- Nürnberg
Medical Universtiy of Innsbruck
Ghent University
Africa
University of Pretoria
Do you want to spend a semester abroad and study together with medical students from many different countries? Come to UiT The Arctic University of Norway!
MED-2520 International semester is the 7th semester of the Medical study program at UiT. The semester is in English and is designed to give Norwegian and international medical students the opportunity to study together in Tromsø.
Course period
The course starts the second week of August and is completed with written exam in December.
In addition to teaching together with Norwegian students, international students have extra clinical teaching in October when the Norwegian students are working on their thesis.
Course content
MED-2520 includes the following subjects:
- Women's health (gynecology and obstetrics)
- Children's health (pediatrics)
- Medical genetics
- International health
The semester builds on knowledge in basic human biology, structure and function attained in previous courses. A anatomy, physiology, and pathophysology are also essential parts of MED-2520. The semester will also prepare the students for the practice periods and placements that will follow later in their medical studies.
The main objective of the course is to develop and consolidate the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to achieve competence in managing common, acute and severe clinical problems encountered in general practice and in hospitals in the field of women`s and children`s health. The course will also expand the knowledge in medical genetics from previous teaching.
”Global health” covers international health in a broad perspective focusing community medicine, clinical medicine and health research. The term “global health” encompasses health- related topics that are independent of countries, social classes, ethnicity and culture. In the international semester the teaching in women´s and children´s health will also have a global perspective. The teaching will stimulate interest for medical research in the fields of global health in addition to women´s and children´s health. Collaboration with international partners in both epidemiologic and clinical research will also be developed.
UiT the Arctic University of Norway has a special agenda focusing on health conditions and health-related challenges in the arctic region.
TEACHING METHODS
- Lectures
- Case groups
- Mentored groups
- E- learning
- Practical clinical teaching
- Skills lab
- Clinical practice and patient encounters
- Written tasks
EXAM
Three hour written exam, graded as pass/fail.
Application deadline
April 15
APPLICATION PROCESS:
The Faculty of Health Sciences maintains a close partnership with the University Hospital of North Norway. Each semester, medical exchange students participate in clinical rotations at the University Hospital.
All clinical rotations are coordinated by the Faculty of Health Sciences, and students must apply to UiT as regular exchange students. Placement is not guaranteed and depends on the availability within the clinics.
Students are strictly prohibited from contacting the University Hospital directly to arrange clinical rotations. This applies to all three hospital locations: Tromsø, Harstad, and Narvik
WHO CAN APPLY?
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Due to capacity limitations, only students from the following partner universities will be given priority for clinical rotations:
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Universities in the Nordic countries
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Ghent University
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University of Ljubljana
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University of Pretoria
Students participating in the Praktisches Jahr from German partner universities may apply to complete one part of the practical year (one to four months in a single department only). However, placement cannot be guaranteed.
Application deadline
Autumn semester: March 20
Spring semester: September 30
All applications will be handled after the application deadline.
Students can stay for one semester only!
Semester dates
Autumn semester: mid- August to mid- December
Spring semester: beginning of January to mid- June
Available courses
All students must register for one or more courses each semester to be considered an active student at UiT. Medical exchange students can choose between the following courses:
- MED-3002 Clinical rotation 2 weeks
- MED-3004 Clinical rotation 4 weeks
- MED-3008 Clinical rotation 8 weeks
- MED-3012 Clinical rotation 12 weeks
- MED-3016 Clinical rotation 16 weeks
The courses have no exam, only attendance is required.
The courses are graded as pass or fail.
Course certificate
At the end of their stay, students will receive a Transcript of Records for the courses they have completed.
Additionally, students will be provided with a document specifying the clinic(s) they attended and the duration of their clinical rotation. No documents evaluating the students' knowledge or skills will be issued; only participation will be documented.
Available clinics for clinical rotations
- Surgery (Gastrosurgery not available in week 44-3 and week 13-21)
- Internal medicine (several different departments available. For Hematology, students must speak a Scandinavian language)
- Orthopedics
- Neurology
- Anesthesiology (students must speak a Scandinavian language)
- Pediatrics (January, May and June only)
Students participate in the daily work at the clinic. There will be no lectures/seminars/exam.
Additional information about clinical rotations
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Clinical rotations are arranged individually for each student and are conducted outside the regular medical curriculum. The number of available placements depends on the capacity of the clinics.
Each student may complete rotations in a maximum of three (3) different clinics per semester.
Clinical rotations must take place within the official semester dates.Please note that we do not accept students for clinical rotations during the summer holiday (mid-June to mid-August) or the Christmas holiday.
All clinical rotations must begin on a Monday. While it is preferable for students to speak a Scandinavian language, English is acceptable for most subjects. However, for anesthesiology, students must be proficient in a Scandinavian language.It is important to note that Norwegian is the primary language spoken at the hospital. Due to the busy work environment in the clinics, hospital staff may not always be able to communicate exclusively in English or translate all conversations into English.
Placements are not guaranteed until the Faculty Coordinator has finalized all necessary arrangements with the clinics. If there are too many applicants or no availability in the clinics, students may need to reapply for a later semester.
The University Hospital of North Norway operates in three cities: Tromsø, Harstad, and Narvik. While most exchange students will complete their rotations in Tromsø, some may be assigned to the hospitals in Harstad or Narvik if there are many applicants.
Application form and learning agreement
How to fill out your learning agreement
In your Learning Agreement, you fill out the course code, subject and preferred start date
Example:
Course code |
Clinic |
Start date |
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MED-3008 |
8 weeks surgery |
February 1 |
MED-3008 | 4 weeks surgery, 4 weeks internal medicine |
February 1 |
MED-3008 MED-3002 |
10 weeks surgery |
February 1 |
Please make sure you fill out your Learning agreement as detailed as possible.
Praktische Jahre students
- On some occations, students from partner universities can apply to do part of their Praktische Jahre at UiT. Places are not guaranteed and depends on capacity in the clinics.
- The period must within the semester date, four (4) months in one clinic, and in one of the semester only (not the period that starts in one semester and continues into a new semester).
- Students must apply as regular exchange students and register for one or more of the above mentioned courses.
- Praktische Jahre students from non- partner universities who manage to organize their practical period at one of the other hospitals in northern Norway (smaller hospitals that are not part of the University hospital) will not get any documents or signatures/stamps from UiT to confirm their stay as they are not official students at UiT.
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