The Medical School of the University of Crete was established in 1983 and admitted its first students in 1984. One of the biggest medical and research complexes in Greece located about 7 km from Heraklion, the campus includes a spacious and functional 24,000 square meter, ten-wing building and a modern, well-equipped University Hospital. 

The goal of the Medical School is to provide a high level of medical studies based on the learning and understanding of the medical science and on practical and clinical education.

The main objectives of the medical studies are: 

• The provision of the appropriate knowledge foundation for the understanding of the physiological functions of human diseases.
• The development of skills and competencies for the practice of Medical Science.
• The understanding of the scientific and ethical basis of any medical procedure.
• The perception of the medical practice as an obligation to the patient and to society.

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