Medicine and Surgery

In order to achieve formative goals, the Medicine and Surgery programme is organised to offer a total number of 360 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), spread over a 6-year course. 60 credits consist of activities aimed at acquiring specific professional skills. Each ECTS corresponds to 12 hours of teaching. In case of professional training, each credit corresponds to 17 hours. FIRST YEAR •Basic sciences (14 ECTS) •Biomedical sciences I (10 ECTS) •Italian language* (5 ECTS) •German language* (5 ECTS) •Scientific English (2 ECTS) •Biomedical Sciences II (11 ECTS) •Organic and functional systems I: MSK/Heart/Vascular System (12 ECTS) SECOND YEAR •Italian language* (2 ECTS) •German language* (2 ECTS) •Organic and Functional Systems II: Respira[1]tory/Digestive/Urinary/Reproductive (15 ECTS) •Microbe - Host Interaction (10 ECTS) •Organic and Functional Systems III: Endocrine/Nervous System (12 ECTS •Cellular And Molecular Pathology (8 ECTS) •Epidemiology and Biostatistics (6 ECTS) •History of Medicine and Antropology (2 ECTS) THIRD YEAR •Manifestations of Diseases (13 ECTS) •Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment (11 ECTS) •Italian language* (3 ECTS) •German language* (3 ECTS) •Introduction to Clinical Medicine (13 ECTS) •Infectious Diseases (10 ECTS) •Hematology (8 ECTS) FOURTH YEAR •Gastroenterology (12 ECTS) •Liver and Biliary Tract (6 ECTS) •Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition (6 ECTS) •Endocrinology (6 ECTS) •Neurosciences (14 ECTS) •Gynecology (10 ECTS) •Maternal and Fetal Medicine (5 ECTS) FIFTH YEAR •Pediatrics (9 ECTS) •Pneumology and Allergy (8 ECTS) •Cardiology (8 ECTS) •Vascular System (6 ECTS) •Kidney and Urinary System (8 ECTS) •Dermatology and Rheumatology (9 ECTS) •Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine (7 ECTS) •Emergency and Intensive Care (9 ECTS) SIXTH YEAR •Musculoskeletal Disorders (8 ECTS) •Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat (10 ECTS) •Forensic and Public Health (7 ECTS) •Complex Cases (14 ECTS) •TPV MMG (5 ECTS) •Clinical Elective Rotations Abroad (8 ECTS) •Thesis Dissertation (18 ECTS) * ECTS will be assigned according to the level of language proficiency of each student, to be evaluated during an assessment test. Students with a B2 level (or higher) bilingualism certificate (Italian/German) or a recognised equivalent certificate for both languages will be exempted from Italian or German language courses but they should attend other courses. •The study plan provides for the attendance of Theology courses, in order to offer a motivated, reasoned and organic knowledge of the Catholicism Integrated courses The Medicine and Surgery Master’s Degree programme consists of a series of integrated courses, each one focusing on a specific area of scientific skills and dealing with specific notions. The key features of the teaching in the programme are: •horizontal and vertical integration of knowledge; •teaching methods based on a solid foundation in the pre-clinical area, and using a problem-based approach; •early contact with patients; •acquisition of clinical skills as well as development of strong communication skills. The highly integrated and flexible teaching method is kept constantly updated and is designed to help students learn from a wide, comprehensive, interdisciplinary perspective providing constant stimulation to acquire new competencies.