Medical University
Medical School, Med School
noun
You've seen 大学 to mean "college." So take the 大 and put it with medicine to create "medicine college", or medical university.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 大 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Your local medical university really prides itself on its eagle dye (いだい). It's the only dye in the world made straight out of eagles. A bit strange for a medical university, but impressive nonetheless!
医大に入るにはお金がかかります。
It costs money to enter a medical university.
元パートナーは医大の先生でした。
My former partner was a teacher at a medical school.
医大の学生がみんな医者になるわけではないですよ。
Not all students at med school become doctors.