The Olympiad of Medical Knowledge is a competition that tests knowledge and critical thinking across the spectrum of medical science. Students from all Medical Schools in Greece and abroad compete by answering questions
of graded difficulty with the aim of highlighting and rewarding the team with the best performance.
The participants will be tasked with answering questions selected by the Scientific Committee of the Medical Knowledge Olympiad, which is composed of faculty members from Medical School of Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, as well as attending and resident doctors from university hospitals. The questions test both fundamental knowledge and critical thinking skills of the competitors.
This year, the 29th Olympiad of Medical Knowledge will take place at the Thessaloniki Medical Association on Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th, 2025, as well as at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall on Sunday, April
13th, 2025.
The Olympiad is divided into 2 sections, which constitute separate competitions:
1. Preclinical section: includes multiple-choice theoretical questions based on fundamental
biomedical sciences (e.g. Biology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Microbiology, etc.)
2. Clinical section: consists of questions mainly related to clinical cases, emphasizing on the
understanding of diseases, diagnosis, and treatment.
The clinical section consists of 3 phases:
Phase 1: Multiple choice questions.
Phase 2: The teams with the highest scores, representing the top 20% of participating teams, advance to more challenging multiple-choice questions with clinical content.
Phase 3: Interactive questions based on clinical cases. This will be an open event for the public, with professors present.
Competition language:
1) Preclinical: Greek & English
2) Clinical: Greek
Who can participate?
1) Preclinical: Every undergraduate medical student from Universities in Greece or abroad who has registered for the conference.
Participation is allowed either individually or in teams. Each team may consist of 1-3 people, of the same or different year of studies. Attention: In case of team participation, the team members must be in the same
study cycle (1st study cycle: 1st to 3rd year of studies, 2nd study cycle: 4th to 6th year of studies).
2) Clinical: Every undergraduate medical student from Universities in Greece or abroad who has registered for the conference. Participation is allowed to undergraduate students who are only in the 2nd study cycle (4th to
6th year of studies).
Each team must consist exclusively of 2-3 people.
Students that are in the 2nd study cycle(4th to 6th year of studies) will have the option to participate in either the preclinical or the clinical competition (or both).
The contestants with the highest scores in each competition will receive great awards. The announcement of the results and the awards ceremony will take place during the Closing Ceremony of the Conference on Sunday,
April 13th, at the “Aimilios Riadis” Hall in the Thessaloniki Concert Hall at 20:00.
Best of luck to all participants!
The Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympiad of Medical Knowledge