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Course ID
MED
Cycles
6 years
Credits
360
Semesters
12

The Integrated Second Cycle study program in Medicine at Western Balkans University provides students with intellectual, professional, and versatile training while presenting a variety of concepts and perspectives in the field of medicine.

The mission of the study program is to offer students a curriculum in accordance with the highest professional standards. The program provides students with modern concepts of medical care and health via high-quality education and research, and prepares and trains students to identify and answer fundamental questions in the mechanisms of disease prevention and treatment, medical sciences, and health care delivery.  Medical doctors graduating from this study program will possess a blend of professional knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors that enable them to provide holistic patient-centered care.

WBU is creating an innovative modern medical program, the first of its kind in the area, in consultation with the Cambridge University Medical Education Group (CUMEG), UK.  WBU aims to recruit motivated students, produce exceptional graduates, and create a self-sustaining ecosystem of medical practitioners and educators. The medical course is highly integrated, centred around inquiry-based learning, and composed of ten integrated longitudinal curricular themes as well as system-based and clinical specialty-based learning modules. WBU medical students will train primarily within the “American Hospital Group” and “International Hospital (formerly known as Hygeia Hospital Tirana)” across several sites and have clinical exposure throughout the course, beginning in Year 1.

The medical doctors, graduated from the Medicine study program will be provided with "a strong weapon" and ready to be easily employed in all levels of health care delivery where required, such as: 
  • city/region polyclinic
  • emergency service
  • state health authorities
  • designing and implementing health strategies
  • public and non-public hospitals, etc.

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Study Program Curriculum

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 101 Anatomy I Mandatory English A 15 5 5 0 25 1.5 2
2 MED 103 History of Medicine and Deontology Mandatory English A 15 10 0 0 25 1.5 2
3 MED 105 Scientific Research Mandatory English A 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
4 MED 107 Biophysics Mandatory English A 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4
5 MED 109 Organic chemistry Mandatory English C 10 15 0 0 25 1.5 2
6 MED 111 Biochemistry I Mandatory English A 30 5 2 0 38 2 3
7 MED 113 Medical Biology Mandatory English A 15 10 5 0 45 1.5 3
8 MED 115 Sociopsychology and Deontology Mandatory English C 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
9 MED 117 Basic Medical Skills I Mandatory English D 0 0 20 0 30 0.5 2
10 MED 125/127/129/131/133 Foreign Language I (English, German, Italian, Latin, Albanian Language for Foreigners I) Mandatory English German Italian Latin D 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 102 Anatomy II Mandatory English A 45 15 30 0 110 4.5 8
2 MED 104 Physiology I Mandatory English B 15 0 5 0 30 1 2
3 MED 106 Histology Mandatory English A 15 5 0 0 30 1 2
4 MED 108 Microbiology I Mandatory English C 15 5 2 0 28 1.5 2
5 MED 110 Biochemistry II Mandatory English A 45 15 15 0 100 4 7
6 MED 112 Medical Genetics Mandatory English B 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
7 MED 114 Basic Medical Skills II Mandatory English D 0 0 0 20 30 0.5 2
8 MED 126/128/130/132/134 Foreign Language II (English, German, Italian, Latin, Albanian Language for Foreigners II) Mandatory English German Italian Latin D 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 201 Anatomy III Mandatory English A 15 15 20 0 75 2 5
2 MED 203 Physiology II Mandatory English B 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
3 MED 205 Microbiology II Mandatory English C 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
4 MED 207 Biochemistry III Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
5 MED 209 Histology and Embryology I Mandatory English A 30 30 20 0 95 3.5 7
6 MED 211 Immunology and Allergology Mandatory English C 15 5 5 0 25 1.5 2
7 MED 213 Basic Medical Skills III Mandatory English D 0 0 20 0 30 0.5 2

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 202 Anatomy IV Mandatory English A 30 30 30 0 110 4 8
2 MED 204 Physiology III Mandatory English B 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
3 MED 206 Microbiology III Mandatory English C 15 30 15 0 65 3 5
4 MED 208 Biochemistry IV Mandatory English A 30 30 10 0 80 3.5 6
5 MED 210 Histology and Embryology II Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
6 MED 212 Basic Medical Skills IV Mandatory English D 0 0 20 0 30 0.5 2

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 301 Introduction to General Medicine I Mandatory English B 45 30 0 15 110 4.5 8
2 MED 303 Introduction to Surgery I Mandatory English B 15 5 0 0 30 1 2
3 MED 305 Epidemiology Mandatory English A 15 5 0 0 30 1 2
4 MED 307 Microbiology IV Mandatory English C 15 15 10 0 60 2 4
5 MED 309 Pharmacology I Mandatory English B 45 15 0 0 65 3.5 5
6 MED 311 Pathology I Mandatory English B 45 25 12 0 93 4 7
7 MED 313 Basic Clinical Skills I Mandatory English D 0 0 20 0 30 0.5 2

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 302 Introduction to General Medicine II Mandatory English B 45 30 0 15 110 4.5 8
2 MED 304 Introduction to Surgery II Mandatory English B 30 15 0 5 50 2.5 4
3 MED 306 Public Health and Medical Ethics Mandatory English B 45 45 0 0 110 4.5 8
4 MED 308 Microbiology V Mandatory English C 15 10 0 0 25 1.5 2
5 MED 310 Pharmacology II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
6 MED 312 Pathology II Mandatory English B 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
7 MED 314 Basic Clinical Skills II Mandatory English D 0 0 20 0 30 0.5 2

Semester 1-2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 401 MED 401 Mandatory English B 60 30 0 40 170 6.5 12
2 MED 402 Cardiology Mandatory English B 15 10 0 10 40 2 3
3 MED 403 Pediatrics Mandatory English B 60 60 0 60 195 6 15
4 MED 404 Obstetric and Gynecology Mandatory English B 60 30 0 20 115 5.5 9
5 MED 405 Radiology Mandatory English B 15 10 0 10 40 2 3
6 MED 406 Anesthesiology Mandatory English B 15 10 0 10 40 2 3
7 MED 407 General Surgery Mandatory English B 60 30 0 20 115 5.5 9
8 MED 408 Pediatric Surgery Mandatory English B 15 10 0 10 40 2 3
9 MED 409 Plastic Surgery Mandatory English B 10 15 0 10 40 2 3

Semester 1-2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 501 Otorhinolaryngology Mandatory English B 30 15 0 30 75 3.5 6
2 MED 502 Ophtalmology Mandatory English B 15 15 0 15 55 2 4
3 MED 503 Orthopedics Mandatory English B 15 15 0 20 40 2 3
4 MED 504 Occupational Diseases Mandatory English B 10 5 0 20 40 2 3
5 MED 505 Forensic Medicine Mandatory English C 15 15 0 5 40 1.5 3
6 MED 506 Neurology Mandatory English C 30 15 0 30 75 3.5 6
7 MED 507 Psychiatry Mandatory English C 15 15 0 15 55 2 4
8 MED 508 Pulmonology Mandatory English B 15 15 0 15 55 2 4
9 MED 509 Nuclear Medicine Mandatory English C 15 15 0 5 40 1.5 3
10 MED 510 Dermatology Mandatory English B 15 5 0 15 40 1.5 3
11 MED 511 Urology Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
12 MED 512 Neurosurgery Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
13 MED 513 Cardiovascular Surgery Mandatory English B 15 5 0 15 40 1.5 3
14 MED 514 Pharmacology Mandatory English B 15 5 0 15 40 1.5 3
15 MED 515/516/517 Oncology, Endocrinology, Palliative care Elective English C 5 15 0 25 55 23 4

Semester 1-2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 MED 601 Internal Medicine Mandatory English B 0 15 0 85 100 3.5 8
2 MED 602 Pediatrics Mandatory English B 0 15 0 85 100 3.5 8
3 MED 603 Public Health Mandatory English D 0 5 0 45 50 1.5 4
4 MED 604 Primary Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Mandatory English D 0 10 0 50 65 2 5
5 MED 605 Emergency Medicine Mandatory English B 0 15 0 85 100 3.5 8
6 MED 606 Obstetrics and Gynecology Mandatory English B 0 5 0 45 50 1.5 4
7 MED 607 General Surgery Mandatory Engliush B 0 5 0 45 50 1.5 4
8 MED 608 Psychiatry Mandatory English C 0 5 0 45 50 1.5 4
9 MED 609/610/611 Medical Communication Theory.Nefrology.Toksikology Elective English C 0 5 0 45 50 1.5 4
10 MED 650 Diploma Thesis (SEM II) Mandatory English E 0 30 0 0 245 1 11