Applications are no longer accepted for entry to the St George’s, University of London MBBS Programme delivered in partnership with the University of Nicosia (UNIC) Medical School. Learn more about the Undergraduate and Graduate Entry MD programmes offered by the UNIC Medical School.
The Field, Emergency and Wilderness (FEW) Medicine Society held its first meeting on 18 May. More than 30 students from both the MBBS and MD programmes attended the meeting. The aim of the society is to be a platform for all students who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in [...]
The Medical School in collaboration with the Student Affars and MSSS recently announced the formation of Specialty Interest Societies (SIS). The aim of an SIS is “to provide a platform for all those who are interested in a specific career and equip them with the relevant background information and experience in order to be able [...]
by Ilianna Effrosyni Armata, CS Year student The Cyprus Antirheumatic Association in collaboration with the Mobile Clinic Club organised a Rheumatology Expedition to raise awareness about arthritis and other rheumatic diseases during Rheumatology week on 14-22 May. Medical students, with the guidance of the Antirheumatic Association and their expert team including clinical faculty member Dr [...]
The University of Nicosia Medical School is the first school in Europe to officially have a registered campus chapter of the American non-profit organisation Active Minds, Inc., a mental health awareness group dedicated to the elimination of the stigma surrounding mental illness with the following mission as stated on their official website: The mission of [...]
A drug that has been used to beat alcohol and heroin addiction could be used to treat cancer, according to researchers. Scientists at St George’s, University of London, say the drug naltrexone (LDN), which is used to treat addicts, can have a beneficial impact on cancer patients if it is given in low doses. Researchers [...]
The annual 'Pantheo Lecture in Ophthalmology' took place on June 6. Dr Theodoros Potamitis, Consultant Vitreo-retinal specialist and Associate Professor in Ophthalmology presented 'Recent Advances in Ophthalmology.' ''The prospect of blindness is something that puts the fear of God in all of us. It has devastating consequences on the quality of life for both old [...]
June 3, 2016 The University of Nicosia Medical School and the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield, Massachusetts recently signed an agreement for a Student Training Programme at the hospital. Under the agreement, medical students from both the MBBS-4 and MD-6 programmes who are spending their final two years in Cyprus and have a career [...]
Screening diabetes patients for damage to the blood vessels in their eyes, kidneys or nerves, could help doctors predict their risk of having a heart attack or stroke, new research has found. Experts, including from St George’s, University of London, found that damage to the blood vessels gave patients as high a risk of suffering [...]
No one knows how many newborns are dying each year due to antibiotic resistant infections, because of a lack of funding to research the issue fully, Professor Mike Sharland from St George’s, University London said. For every 1p invested in research on infections in babies, HIV and malaria received £0.46 and £0.34, based on an [...]
The University of Nicosia Medical School celebrated the second graduation of doctors in Cyprus with an impressive ceremony held at the Strovolos Municipal Theatre in Nicosia on 6 May, attended by parents and guests from across the globe. Fifty-seven graduates received a Bachelor of Medicine - Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from St George’s, University of London [...]
