Exchange Conditions of MSANC

• It's MANDATORY to upload a Language Certificate in the Card of Documents to prove adequate knowledge of English.

• If English is the language of the institution at your home university, then you must upload a letter from your university stating your proficiency in English.

• Most patients only speak Turkish, however, doctors do speak English.

• We accept preclinical and clinical students.

• At least 90% attendance is required.

• Student-handbook is required and has to be filled and signed at the end of the clerkship. Please bring your own handbook with you. Your sending NMO/Country is responsible for providing you with the SCOPE Handbook which is relevant to your department, therefore remember to contact the LEO in your university and ask for it.

• IFMSA Evaluation form MUST be filled in in the database for receiving the SCOPE Certificate.

• When we have to place the student in a specific department, we usually try to keep a balance between the student's preferences and the quality of the department, in order to provide our incomings with the best experience possible in their fields of interest.

• All our clerkships start on the 1st Monday of the month. We cannot accept students who want to stay from the middle of one month to the middle of the next month! Attendance on the morning of the first day of the clerkship is mandatory!  In certain occasions, we can accept the student on the 2nd Monday of the Month.

• You have to be suitable for your supervisor’s schedule! Working hours can be changed according to departments. The hours per day may change depending on the local committee and the department at the hospital (usually 6 hours a day).

• We encourage our exchange students to actively ask their tutors a lot of questions so that they make the most of their stay and also approach the other students who are doing their residency in the departments.

• All our clerkships start on the 1st Monday of the month. We cannot accept students who want to stay from the middle of one month to the middle of the next month! Attendance on the morning of the first day of the clerkship is mandatory!  In certain occasions, we can accept the student on the 2nd Monday of the Month. Otherwise, the exchange will be canceled and the student will have to leave accommodation! 

• Our social program includes but not specific to historical visits, sight-seeing, beach activities, turtle nights and hiking.

• Contact persons and LEO will inform you about specific social programs.

• Near East University Dormitories and Student Apartments are located in the NEU campus. 

Hot water and central heating systems, kitchen, study room, canteen, transportation, prepaid phone number, TV, mini-fridge, internet connection, central laundry, market are available. 

You may need to bring your kitchen utensils, towel, pillowcase and bedsheet (LEO will inform incomings).

• Citizens of all countries may enter without a visa for up to 90 days except for the citizens of the following countries: Armenia, Nigeria, and Syria.

• There are no direct flights to Northern Cyprus except through Turkey so you may need a visa for entering Turkey. The LEO and CPs will inform you further.

Insurances that we require: 

• Health insurance must be uploaded in the Card of Documents immediately after receiving the CA and then shown to the LEO upon arrival. Health insurance can also be arranged in upon arrival in Near East University Hospital. 

• Accident insurance must be uploaded in the Card of Documents immediately after receiving the CA and then shown to the LEO upon arrival. In some cases and in some LC's the student can be insured directly from the hospital where the internship will take place, therefore we suggest you discuss the topic with your hosting LEO right after receiving the CA.

• Travel insurance is NOT required. It is not necessary for doing an internship in Northern Cyprus. If you wish to draw up a travel insurance policy, you must do it on your own but you can ask your hosting LEO for any advice.

• Malpractice insurance is NOT required. Only people who have the official responsibility of performing a medical procedure (health professionals) can draw up a malpractice insurance policy. Since medical students are not yet qualified to practice the medical profession, you cannot be insured with this type of policy and it's not possible to draw it up in Northern Cyprus if you are a student.

• Please send the card of confirmation 4 weeks prior to the start of your clerkship. If we do not receive your CC 4 weeks before your starting date, your exchange will be canceled.