Our main aim is to provide the infrastructure for the qualification of medical doctors with a
very sound knowledge base, practical experience and professional values of a very high
standard. We do this through a varied programme of studies which includes a vast range of
lectures in all specialties, small group teaching for the various skills needed and formal
assessment through well-structured exams.
The clinical teaching is spread over six semesters with the bedside teaching being held in the
Outpatient Departments and wards of Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, the main teaching
hospital of the University of Malta.
Tutorial sessions are the most important feature of the teaching programme and lectures
serve to provide general direction and a consolidating structure for the learning experience.
Whenever possible, clinical teaching is case-based, evidence-based and interactive, seeking
to prepare students for professional practice in patients' best interests.
The Department's targets follow the European Union Tuning Project learning outcomes and
competences for undergraduate medical education.
The Department of Medicine encourages postgraduate research and coordinates the MRCP
PACES examination which is essential for higher specialist clinical training.
Professor Peter Fsadni
M.D.(Melit.), Ph.D.(Melit.), E.Dip.ARM., F.R.C.P.(Edin.)
Head, Department of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Surgery