Corso di Medicine and surgery - Università degli Studi di Parma

The Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery consists of six years and is established within the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Parma. Pursuant to Decree Law No. 18 of 17 March 2020, obtaining a degree qualifies one to practise as a surgeon, subject to obtaining a pass mark in the qualifying practical-assessment internships (tot. 15 ECTS credits).

The Degree Course aims to achieve the educational objectives defined below.

Graduates of degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery must obtain the scientific basis and theoretical-practical preparation required under Directive 75/363/EEC for the exercise of the medical profession and the methodology and culture necessary for the practice of lifelong learning.

The course will enable the acquisition of the level of professional, decision-making and operational autonomy deriving from a holistic approach to health problems, of healthy or ill persons also in relation to the surrounding chemical-physical, biological and social environment.

Attendance at the Degree COurse will also make it possible to appreciate the fruitful and harmonious collaboration between the course's governing bodies (president, professors/instructors, technical-administrative staff, students) who work in synergy to pursue its continuous improvement. The qualifying aspects can be summarised as follows:

- the support for teaching activities provided by state-of-the-art facilities and tools (e.g. the organisation of the professionalising training activities, in search of the most effective operational tools; - the synergy between the university and hospital components; - the integration of the course with local healthcare facilities; - the implementation of innovative projects; - the carrying out of activities that highlight the role of healthcare personnel in social and development cooperation projects in poor countries; - the high international characterisation, with student mobility within programmes with various (European and non-European) countries.