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Faculty of: MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Medicine and Surgery

BOLZANO-Scuola Provinciale Superiore di Sanità - Claudiana

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Admissions and enrolment
Duration
6 Years
Language
English
Degree Classes
LM-41 (Medicine)

Study abroad

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore offers students numerous opportunities and possibilities for study, research, internship and volunteering abroad.

 

Clinical Electives

Through the "Your Clinical Elective" programme, the student can carry out a training experience of internship lasting at least one month at Health Companies and/ or hospitals in Europe or non-European autonomously chosen, on the basis of an application for an internship submitted to the student's structure of interest.
Students who are regularly enrolled in the Study programme can participate in the programme both at the time of the application and at the time of their stay abroad.
The programme is promoted through a special call available all year on the website of the University.
Selected students are awarded scholarships to support mobility. The awarding of scholarships varies according to the size and mode of disbursement depending on the programme and the nature of the funding that is used: EU funding, UCSC funds, MUR funds.
The internship experience can be recognized in terms of ECTS, upon presentation of appropriate documentation, proving the activity carried out abroad and approval of the Degree Programme Committee and gives the student an additional score on the final degree score equal to +0.5 points for 2 months abroad.
The programme is also open to new graduates (who have obtained their degree not more than 12 months from the moment of the beginning of the internship) interested in carrying out a clinical practice or research activity abroad.
Information on the programme and the call for applications are published on the following website.

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Through the Clinical and Research Electives Network programme, the student can apply to carry out an internship training experience at partner universities in Europe and beyond.
Only students enrolled in the programme after the first year who are regularly enrolled in the Study programme at the time of submission of the application and at the time of stay abroad.
Students are selected on the basis of academic merit and linguistic competence, according to the criteria indicated in the call for participation.
The call for participation in the programme is published in March/April.
Selected students are awarded mobility grants, the amount of which varies depending on the period of stay abroad, the destination and the income.
The allocation of scholarships also varies according to the mode of disbursement depending on the programme and the nature of the funding that is used: EU funding, UCSC funds, MUR funds.
The internship experience can be recognized in terms of ECTS, upon presentation of appropriate documentation, proving the activity carried out abroad and approval of the Degree Programme Committee; Participation in the programme also allows you to acquire an additional score on the final degree score of + 0.5 points if the candidate has completed at least 2 months of practical training abroad full time (agreed, certified and evaluated).
All details on the program and the list of foreign universities in the convention for the Study programme are published on the website.

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The "VSLO Internship Programme" offers students enrolled in the sixth year of the degree programme to carry out a 'training experience of clinical clerkship at a European University or non-European.
The programme is promoted through a special call available all year on the website of the University.
Selected students receive scholarships to support mobility, the amount of which varies depending on the period of stay abroad.
The International Development Area deals with identifying funding lines and managing reporting.
To this end, an area of Back Office/ Financial Office is activated which is put at the service of all students.
The experience abroad can be recognized in terms of ECTS upon presentation of appropriate documentation proving the activity carried out abroad; the participation in the programme also allows students to acquire an additional score on the final degree score of + 0.5 points for 2 months of practical training (in total completed abroad during the career in the framework of international mobility programmes). The International Office-Rome (Area Sviluppo International) provides support to the Faculties in the process of approving activities abroad by students on the move. All programme details are available on the web page.

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The experience at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia

May, Matteo, and Sheida, Medicine & Surgery students in Rome campus at #unicatt, share their experience at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia through the "Clinical Electives" programme.