10,000 Med School Graduates in Italy Skip Final Exam, Get Sent Directly Into Health Service to Help Fight COVID-19. ... In the U.K., the Medical Schools Council [MSC] ...

In Italy, this year’s medical school graduates will be able to start working as fully-qualified doctors immediately, months ahead of schedule.

On the morning of March 8, Francesca Tamburelli was in her apartment in Heidelberg, Germany, when she learned that part of Italy was entering lockdown due to the spread of the novel coronavirus ...

Despite medical school in the U.K. being more expensive compared with other countries, such as Italy or Poland, to name a couple, the shorter program length is tempting to U.S. students, experts say.

Medical student Chiara Bonini, 26, had barely finished her final exam, before the young doctor was headed for the front line of Italy’s coronavirus pandemic.