[Studying Medicine at the Università della Svizzera Italiana]

Studying Medicine at the Università della Svizzera Italiana Abstract. The Faculty of Biomedical Sciences (Faculty) of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) was founded in 2014 with the aim of contributing to the solution of a problem that affects the whole of Switzerland: the lack of doctors trained in Switzerland. In order to achieve this goal, the Faculty, in collaboration with the University of Basel, has been offering a limited number of Bachelor's study places since 2017, and in autumn 2020 the new Master's programme in Human Medicine will start in Ticino. On the academic side, the Faculty cooperates closely with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), the University of Basel (UNIBAS) and the University of Zurich (UZH), and for the clinical training there are collaborations with various clinical institutions in Ticino. By combining clinical practice, scientific training and communication skills, the Master's degree addresses the challenges of today's medical profession.