Objectives
The Single-Cycle Degree Programme in Medicine and Surgery (Class of Degrees in Medicine and Surgery, LM-41, attached to Ministerial Decree no. 1649 of December 19, 2023) aims to train “expert doctors” equipped with the scientific foundations, theoretical and practical preparation and professional skills necessary to practise as a medical doctor, enabling them to carry out their work in positions of responsibility in various professional roles and fields.
Graduates and master's degree graduates in the programmes of the class, bearing in mind international standards on medical training and the qualifying learning outcomes of the Class of Degrees in Medicine and Surgery, must be able to:
provide high-quality, safe care, in collaboration with the patient and in accordance with the fundamental values of the profession, knowing how to correctly apply medical knowledge, skills and clinical expertise independently;
make clinical decisions and carry out preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions within their scope of practice and in recognition of the limits of their competence, being able to collect, interpret and critically evaluate information and data relating to the health and illness of individuals, including in relation to the characteristics of the environment in which they live;
develop sound decision-making processes, taking into account individual variability, knowing how to assess specific circumstances and patient preferences, in relation to the availability of resources, with reference to best practices derived from evidence-based medicine and, where appropriate, precision medicine;
use scientific evidence and innovative technologies in an informed and constantly updated manner, integrating them for the benefit of patients in the complex processes of prevention, diagnosis and treatment;
implementing up-to-date, ethical and efficient clinical practice, conducted according to the principles of teamwork and in collaboration with patients and their families, other health professionals and the community;
design and conduct their own continuing professional development, so that their expertise remains aligned with the latest scientific research, critically evaluating the results;
apply the highest standards of professionalism, fully adhering to the ethical principles of the profession and observing the rules of the Code of Ethics, being fully aware of the behaviours and attitudes appropriate to being a doctor;
understand and consider the global health and equity needs of the community and population (Global Health, One Health, eHealth), knowing how to mobilise the resources necessary for change and contribute, with their experience and work, to improving the health of the community and population, ensuring equitable access to appropriate quality healthcare.
In order to be able to carry out their profession with full awareness of their role, graduates of the degree programme in Medicine and Surgery must have acquired:
essential knowledge and competence in basic sciences, with particular emphasis on their subsequent professional application, including scientific methods, principles relating to the measurement of biological functions, the evaluation of scientific evidence and data analysis;
knowledge and expertise in biomedical, biotechnological and clinical-specialist research methodology, with a particular focus on translational medical research, being able to conduct research on specific topics, having the right mindset for critical interpretation of scientific data, with a good knowledge of digital technologies applied to medicine;
competence in collecting and critically evaluating data relating to the well-being, health and illness of individuals from a clinical point of view, within a unified vision of the person that extends to gender, socio-cultural and environmental dimensions, knowing how to interpret data in relation to scientific evidence, physiopathology and organ, apparatus, cellular and molecular pathologies;
skills to address and resolve, responsibly and independently, the main health problems of the individual from the point of view of health promotion, prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and rehabilitation, based on in-depth clinical and surgical knowledge, combined with skills, experience and self-assessment abilities, knowing how to apply the principles of health economics in these decision-making processes;
ability to listen to patients and their families, combined with the ability to relate to and communicate with them in a clear, humane and empathetic manner, being able to manage an effective therapeutic relationship that is patient-centred, knowing how to elicit patient engagement through a genuine partnership with the patient and their families; graduates will also be able to manage communication effectively in difficult situations and carry out effective counselling, health education and promotion of the patient's physical and mental health and well-being (communication as a form of care);
ability to collaborate efficiently with different professionals in various group healthcare activities, through conscious use of the activities typical of “communities of practice”, to make the patient's “care process” as effective and comprehensive as possible;
ability to recognise community health issues, with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, being able to intervene competently, knowing how to apply the principles of advocacy for health, healthcare and social justice, understanding the principles of global health/One Health/eHealth and those related to disaster preparedness in the event of catastrophic events;
ability to practise their profession, having developed reflective thinking skills, including mastery and knowledge of the historical, epistemological, sociological, psychological and ethical dimensions of medicine and everything included in the field of medical humanities.
ability to exercise critical judgement on the ethical aspects of clinical decisions and research.
The specific learning outcomes described above (or expected learning outcomes), listed for the Single-Cycle Degree Programme in Medicine and Surgery, are defined on the basis of the guidelines of the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) in the 2007, 2015, and 2020 editions, the CanMEDS 2015 and 2024 guidelines, the TUNING-CALOHEE Medicine (Edition 2024) Guidelines and Reference Points for the Design and Delivery of Degree Programmes in Medicine, and The TUNING Project (Medicine) Learning Outcomes/Competences for Undergraduate Medical Education in Europe according to the European descriptors (5 Dublin descriptors). The suggestions of the International Association for Health Professions Education (AMEE) derived from the AMEE Guides and the BEME (Best Evidence Medical Education) Guides were also followed.
The learning outcomes described above are also aligned with the learning outcomes set out in MINISTERIAL DECREE no. 1649 of December 19, 2023 and are also consistent with the core curriculum for the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery as proposed by the Permanent Conference of Presidents of Italian Master's Degrees in Medicine and Surgery (http://presidenti-medicina.it/).