David Lembo, director of Drugs and Surgical procedure, speaks
“In Israel we have identified that, irrespective of a solid need for doctors, the coaching offer is limited. By inaugurating the course in English, we have intercepted a expanding craze. Each individual two a long time, a university opens an international class. Our actuality is pretty young since we commenced in Turin for six decades and we will announce the first graduates in July 2023 ». Professor David Lembo is the president of Medication and Surgerythe Drugs program in English which doubled the variety of candidates in a person yr. This 12 months 1,034 will contend for a single of the 102 areas.
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What is the key driving this improve in entry exam members?
“No techniques. Our foreign students are the to start with ambassadors of the system. Their pleasure with the educational supply is transmitted to their communities by attracting other compatriots who, in the identical older companions, find support to settle in and to rent accommodation ».
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Are your learners all foreigners?
«No, the physiognomy of the program foresees that 70 % of the contributors occur from the European Neighborhood, between these there are also Italians. The remainder is destined for non-EU nations around the world ».
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What are the most represented origins?
«The system hosts students from 40 different international locations. In specific, they occur from Turkey, Israel and Iran ».
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How do you control to provide jointly individuals who have appear from nations in conflict for many years to stay collectively in the exact class?
«The staff members is really attentive to when, for instance, assaults or clashes take place at home. We have picked out to get started with the Hippocratic Oath that we have all our college students recite. “You have to take treatment of your neighbor irrespective of gender or origin”. It is component of the doctor’s education and learning. Then our group is incredibly compact. On the Orbassano campus we generally say that you can breathe the “sanluigino” spirit ».
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Was there any conflict?
“I have to say no. We are extremely watchful and we have established up some help desks, wherever you can turn to for any psychological challenge or due to the fact some harassment has been encountered ».
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Will they return to their region right after graduation?
«In Israel, the idea of bringing back again their graduates to insert them in the overall health process is legitimate. Other folks, this sort of as Italians, see the program as a springboard towards internationalization, with a specialization or a analysis route overseas. I usually remember that college students are fortunate for an additional motive as very well. The course is divided with comrades who in ten many years will be the ruling class of yet another region. This is why we want to launch an association that retains ties alive ».
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And how is the professor’s occupation?
“It is extremely fulfilling, but also tiring. Instructing in English applied to be considered tiring, now colleagues are additional peaceful. Treatment have to be taken. Have you at any time discussed what “St. Anthony’s” fire is to an Afghan Muslim pupil or to a Vietnamese university student who has never found an ex voto? ».
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August 22, 2022 (modify August 22, 2022 | 09:46)
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