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Master of Medicine in Medicine (Master in de geneeskunde), leading to the basisarts qualification

KU Leuven Faculty of Medicine · Leuven, Belgium

Master in de geneeskunde

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Master of Medicine in Medicine (Master in de geneeskunde), leading to the basisarts qualification Source: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 13, 2026
Qualification purpose
Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution
KU Leuven
Faculty / school
KU Leuven Faculty of Medicine
Campus
Leuven
Country
Belgium
Entry route
Combined / integrated route Source: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 14, 2026
Progression to the medical stage
Holders of a bachelor in medicine from KU Leuven (Kortrijk, Leuven) or another Flemish university have direct access to the master.Progression guaranteed when conditions are met Source: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
3-year master, 180 credits (after the bachelor in medicine) Source: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

  1. Master phases with clinical reasoning and skills training · Master years 1-3

    Case- and patient-based clinical teaching, skills centre training

    Location: Leuven (UZ Leuven) · Language: Dutch

    Source: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 14, 2026

  2. Extended placement track · From master phase 2

    Extended clinical placements

    Source: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 14, 2026

Teaching language

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Admissions

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Domestic and general requirements

  • University-credit requirement · RequiredBachelor in de geneeskunde (Kortrijk, Leuven) or a Flemish bachelor in medicine gives direct accessSource: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

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Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition not verified.

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Clinical training

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven — Teaching hospital

    Leuven

    Placements arranged by the school

    Source: onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be · verified October 14, 2026
  • A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

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Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

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Not verified yet

Directory listing

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.
  1. https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/opleidingen/n/SC_58881081/diploma_omschrijving · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026
  2. https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/opleidingen/n/SC_58881081/toelatingsvoorwaarden · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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