Professor Nicolaides Sheds Light on Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome (NCBRS) is a ultra-rare genetic disorder named after Paola Nicolaides, Clinical Professor of Paediatric Neurology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, and Clinical Geneticist Michael Baraitser, who first described the syndrome in 1993. The disorder is characterised by distinctive facial features, intellectual disability, [...]
Professor Loizou honoured as an Ambassador for Children with Cancer and Leukaemia by the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Dr Loizos Loizou, Clinical Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology/Haematology/Immunology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, has been honoured as an Ambassador for Children with Cancer and Leukaemia by the International Society of [...]
During his first visit to Cyprus, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was awarded an honorary Doctor of Medicine degree by the Medical School of the University of Nicosia
June 2024 The University of Nicosia Medical School is pleased to announce that Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), will be awarded an honorary doctorate at the Medical School's graduation ceremony, which will take place on 27 June 2024. Dr Ghebreyesus, who has been at the helm of WHO [...]
4 June 2024 by Michaela Takos & Naresh Christopher Sinnathamby, MBBS, Class of 2025 Last Saturday, 1 June, the Mobile Clinic took part in the Cyprus Pride 2024 event, collaborating with the AIDS Solidarity Movement’s ‘Cy Checkpoint’, to provide more than 100 free, anonymous and rapid HIV and syphilis tests. Medical students played a crucial [...]
May 2024 Professor Andreas Charalambous, Executive Vice President for Health, recently visited the University of Pittsburgh, from 22 to 25 May 2024, at the invitation of Chancellor Joan Gabel. During his visit, Professor Charalambous held productive meetings with the Chancellor as well as with the leadership of the School of Medicine and the School [...]
May 2024 The 2nd Family Medicine Conference was organised by the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at the University of Nicosia Medical School on 20 April 2024. The event began with a welcome note from the Dean, Professor Adonis Ioannidis, followed by keynote speeches from Prof. Dr. med. Per. M. Humpert, Heidelberg, [...]
This year’s rankings place UNIC 1st and 2nd in Cyprus and Greece in the two important areas of International Outlook and Research Quality The 2024 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings places the University of Nicosia (UNIC) at #115 worldwide, jointly with the University of Toulouse in France, among institutions [...]
Health is a political choice! May 2024 UNIC Health is participating in the European Public Health Week (EUPHW) this year with four activities. EUPHW, an annual initiative organised and coordinated by the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), began in 2019 and is supported by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. It aims to raise awareness and [...]
April 2024 On 4 April 2024, UNIC’s Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director of the MD Programme, Danny Alon-Ellenbogen, and Assistant Professor in Pathophysiology at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), Ourania Kolokotroni, led an interprofessional learning (IPL) activity at Limassol General Hospital. This event brought together UNIC fifth-year medical students and CUT nursing [...]
by Mariam Hamam, MD, Class of 2027 17 April 2024 On Saturday, 14 April 2024, a Mobile Clinic expedition took place at Liopetri Village, located in the Famagusta District. The team consisted of supervisor physicians, Dr Sotiris Dimosthenous and Dr Danny Alon Ellenbogen, three staff members, and 19 student volunteers. Our team successfully provided [...]
The Department of Primary Care and Population Health of the Medical School is organising the 2nd Primary Care Conference in Cyprus, with the support of the Cyprus Society of General Medicine, the Cyprus Association of Family Doctors, and the Cyprus Society of Internal Medicine. The conference aims to engage all Personal Doctors (PD) in Cyprus [...]
by Naresh Sinnathamby, MBBS P-Year student 12 March 2024 On Sunday, 10 March 2024, eighteen medical student volunteers had the opportunity to offer blood pressure, glucose and body mass index measurements to 62 residents of Avgorou village in the district of Famagusta, under the supervision of Drs Danagra Ikossi and Danny Alon Ellenbogen. Upon [...]
by Naresh Sinnathamby, MBBS P-Year student 4 March 2024 On Sunday, 3 March 2024, the Mobile Clinic travelled to Xylotymbou village in the District of Larnaca, to offer Electrocardiograms (ECGs) to the local population. Sixteen medical students seized the opportunity to refine their clinical and communications skills, while evaluating the cardiovascular health of 44 [...]
To be awarded to an individual with an outstanding contribution to the field of haemoglobinopathies. The University of Nicosia (UNIC) Medical School and the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) jointly award, on a biennial basis, the ‘Panos Englezos Prize’, to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in one or more of the following: [...]
04 March 2024 IgE-mediated food allergy represents a critical global health issue and a considerable societal challenge, particularly in Europe. Affecting 6%-8% of children under three and 2-3% of adults, it significantly deteriorates the quality of life for individuals with food allergies (FA), influencing healthcare, and the food and catering industries. Despite ongoing studies [...]
04 March 2024 At the recent European Congress on Neurosurgery & Technology in Barcelona, Professor Konstantinos Gousias, Clinical Professor for Neurosurgery at the Medical School, spoke about the criteria and characteristics of expertise in surgical neuro-oncology. Lucas Mazurcyk, an MD Year-5 student, was involved in a discussion on 'Expertise in Surgical Neuro-oncology', contributing to [...]
01 March 2024 On 22 February 2024, MD 6-year students organised a conference at the amphitheatre of Paphos General Hospital (PGH), to discuss their experiences during placements in PGH. The conference, supported by the Medical School and the State Health Services Organisation, featured a range of topics from intriguing cases to local research projects, [...]
by Michaela Takos, MBBS P-Year student 28 February 2024 On Sunday, 25 February 2024, the Mobile Clinic had the privilege of travelling to Xylofagou in Larnaca district. Alongside Dr Sotiris Dimosthenous from the UNIC Medical Centre in Ormideia, a dedicated team of twenty medical student volunteers performed blood pressure and blood glucose measurements on [...]
21 February 2024 The University of Nicosia Medical School (MS) and the School of Veterinary Medicine (VM), in collaboration with the MS Student Society and the Medical Students Research Society, hosted the UNIC Health Student Research Conference on 14 February 2024. This hybrid event attracted faculty and students from both the MS and VM, [...]
16 February 2024 The Mobile Clinic in collaboration with the Student Affairs Department, the Medical Centre, the AIDS Solidarity Movement, and the Cy Checkpoint, organised a STI testing day on Wednesday, 14 February 2024. Twenty medical student volunteers, along with volunteers from the AIDS Solidarity Movement and Community Health Workers from the Cy Checkpoint, [...]
13 February 2024 Following a visit in late September 2023 by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), and subsequent activities in October 2023, the RCGP International Accreditation Panel has agreed to award MRCGP[INT] accreditation to our institution for a further three years. This is the maximum period for which accreditation can be awarded. [...]
