University of Malta Medicine 2015

Malteser here.

I'm going up to 3rd year (i.e. beginning my clinical years) and I can assure you the course is FAR from impossible and negative marking has been almost completely phased out in the pre-clinical years. In fact I found my BSc as being way more difficult, at least compared to the pre-clinical years.

I think it is the certificate in Medical Maltese Course that is being described as near impossible, not the MD course.

Hey guys quick questions,
I had an offer to study medicine in the UK, but I got AAB in my results (missed out by 10 UMS D: - it sucks!)

So, I wondered if taking a gap year and applying to European medical schools was a good idea.

I would obviously have to apply next year, but with those people who have an offer from Malta, would my grades be ok to apply?

I believe the 1st or 2:1 will be sufficient for entry into the programme but if for some reason they feel it's not enough then they will ask you to take some exams but it depends on the board's decision. There are usually quite a lot of graduates from the UK and from other countries (mostly European since it's free) so you won't be alone for sure

As for the Medical Maltese Proficiency Certificate exam, I'm not quite sure what it entails but I'm assuming it would be similar to my Maltese SEC (GCSE-equivalent) exam since it's what they require from you, but based on medical terminology. It's all very vague on their website so I'm afraid you'll have to call up the uni/send them an email

Hope this helped

The admissions office are giving the vague answer of before the end of April you will get an email. Im sure most of us applying will be enlightened within the next 2 weeks.

Hello! I'm really sorry about bring this back up, especially as this thread is from last year.
As a student studying in the UK, I have my predicted grade in Chemistry, Biology and History AAB, but I am really quite confused about the entry tests needed for University of Malta.... could you help me a bit? xx
Thank you!

I believe the tests are only for people with undergraduate degrees who haven't studied biology and chemistry for some time (but I stand to be corrected). You'll definitely need to get AAA though because I don't think they can accept the B in History (but again I'm not sure if there are any exceptions to this etc).

I don't know, I'm going to have a go with my predictions anyways, I haven't really got anything to lose.
Do you know much about the Maltese Proficiency Test?

Hello i'm hoping to apply later this year and was just wondering, if you are a graduate predicted a class1 degree do they still expect you to have the relevant A levels too - i'm doing a Chemistry Degree with French however- I do not have A level Biology in the same sitting as my other A levels. Will this be a problem?

I haven't really done much chemistry since college and working full time so you're not alone

Oh, that makes more sense. Unfortunately, Maltese is notoriously not an easy language to learn despite its use of the Roman alphabet - certain phonetics can prove very tricky (the letter "q" is almost impossible for most foreigners to pronounce).

If anyone has any questions relating to the language, or indeed the course, feel free to ask.

Hi storyteller,

I recently called the maltese admissions office, and was told, quite clearly, that english students need to achieve three As at a level and subjects, including As level, need to include a language and humanities. With two As and a B, I was told I would have to resit all three Alevels and achieve three As in one sitting. so could you please tell me who furnished you with your information; I would seriously like to talk to them... For other students wishing to apply, it's getting harder, as you now need to take and pass the maltese profiency course which costs approx. 5000 euros. await your reply storyteller.

virgo

Hi there

I am just wondering do you know how many non Maltese graduate students they take in a year?

Also , do you know where I would be able to find information about the entrance exam as I will be a graduate applicant?

Thanks