For the next academic year there may be 720 more seats for candidates to the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. It is established by a decree signed by the Minister of University and Research, Maria Cristina Messa, who provisionally defines the availability for access to the single-cycle master’s degree course in Medicine for the academic year 2022/2023. The number of available places indicated by the universities in the database is 14,740 for candidates from EU and non-EU countries residing in Italy, compared to 14,020 last yeare di 1,136 for candidates from non-EU countries residing abroad. The decree provisionally assigns places to universities pending an agreement within the Permanent Conference for relations between the State, the Regions and the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano.
In addition to the decree for Medicine and Surgery – informs a note from the ministry – other ministerial decrees have also been published (n.1115 and 1112) which define the available places, still awaiting approval, for master’s degree courses in Dentistry and dental prosthesis e Veterinary Medicine. As regards the first, the educational potential expressed by the universities in the database is 1,330 placeswhile for the master’s degree course in veterinary medicine the availability is 1,040.
Potential places available for the health professions
Pending approval, there are also places for degree courses in health care professions. In total, for candidates from EU and non-EU countries residing in Italy, there are 31,730 (for the last academic year there were 30,180) divided as follows:
- 1,097 for Obstetrics, 264 for Pediatric Nursing and 17,997 for Nursing,
- 809 for professional education,
- 157 for Podiatry,
- 2,622 for Physiotherapy,
- 915 for Speech Therapy,
- 309 for Orthoptics and ophthalmological assistance,
- 407 for Neuro and psychomotor therapy of the developmental age,
- 445 for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technique,
- 274 for Occupational Therapy,
- 1,212 for Biomedical laboratory techniques,
- 1,327 for medical radiology techniques, imaging and radiotherapy,
- 185 for Neurophysiopathology Techniques,
- 199 for Orthopedic Techniques,
- 320 for hearing aid techniques,
- 243 for Cardiocirculatory physiopathology and cardiovascular perfusion techniques,
- 825 for Dental Hygiene,
- 574 for Dietetics,
- 95 for audiometric techniques,
- 602 for Healthcare e
- 852 for prevention techniques in the environment and in the workplace.