The Humanitas
Complete Guide

Yes. Both tracks sit the same HUMAT, with the same three sections (Scientific Thinking & Academic Literacy, Biology & Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics), scored differently, so one guide covers everything.

60 five-option questions in 120 minutes, in three timed sections of 20: Scientific Thinking & Academic Literacy (45 minutes), Biology & Chemistry (35) and Mathematics & Physics (40). A correct answer earns points and a wrong one costs a quarter of that section's value, while a blank scores zero. Points per section differ between the Medicine and Surgery and MEDTEC rankings, each out of 960. There's no interview.

It's built on the most recent official call, for the 2026/27 cycle. Humanitas hadn't published its 2027/2028 call as of this guide's last update, so check the new call for any changes once it's out.

Absolutely. The simulator includes Humanitas HUMAT-specific questions that complement the guide content perfectly.

Humanitas doesn't publish an official acceptance rate, but it does publish its full ranking lists: in 2026/27 the last EU candidate admitted to Medicine and Surgery had 450 of 960 (read on 17 October 2026). It offers 200 seats for Medicine and Surgery: 150 for EU/EU-equated applicants and 50 reserved for non-EU applicants, who are ranked separately. The separate MEDTEC dual degree has 130 seats: 90 for EU/EU-equated applicants and 40 for non-EU applicants, again ranked separately. Any acceptance-rate percentage you see elsewhere is a third-party estimate, not a Humanitas figure.

Within the EU, yes. It's a standard Italian medical degree (LM-41), automatically recognised for practice across the EU/EEA once you register with the relevant national medical authority. Outside the EU, recognition isn't automatic as a rule. For the UK, the Medical Act 1983 (sections 21B and 21C, as in force on 12 October 2026) spares holders of an Italian medical degree the knowledge test other international graduates take through PLAB/UKMLA, but the UK's list pairs the laurea with the Diploma di abilitazione all'esercizio della medicina e chirurgia, which Italy stopped issuing in March 2020, when the practical training moved inside the degree. The GMC's Italy page therefore offers graduates since then provisional registration on the laurea, for a UK Foundation Year 1 post, and asks for evidence of supervised practice, such as a 12-month internship, for full registration. US-bound graduates need ECFMG certification (USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK), the same process every international medical graduate follows, not something specific to Humanitas.

Humanitas hadn't published its 2027/2028 call as of this guide's last update; its FAQ page says the Medicine and Surgery call usually comes out in October. For reference, the 2026/2027 cycle's registration closed 26 February 2026 (12 March 2026 for the second round only), with the online test held on 5-6 March and on 18 and 20 March 2026; you could sit both rounds for one €200 fee and only the higher score counted. Expect something similar, but confirm the exact dates on hunimed.eu once the new call is out.

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Yes: 1,250+ practice questions in the exam simulator, matched to the format, difficulty and topic distribution of the real HUMAT, with a full explanation for every answer.

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