Italy | Residency Database

Section A. Residency System

1. Does this country accept international physicians for specialization in its hospitals?:

Yes

2. Specialties offered (name duration)::

Allergiology and Immunology 4
Anesthesiology and Resucitation 5
Cardiology 5
Cardiovascular Surgery 5
Child Neuropsychiatry 4
Clinical Biochemistry 4
Clinical Pharmacology 4
Clinical Neurophysiopathology 4
Clinical Pathology 4
Dermatology and Venereology 4
Gastroenterology 4
Endocrinology and Metabolism desease 4
Forensic Medicine 4
Geriatrics 4
Hematology 4
Internal Medicine 5
Infectious Deseases 4
Maxilofacial Surgery 5
Medical Oncology 4
Microbiology 4
Nephrology 4
Neurology 5
Neurological Surgery 5
Nuclear Medicine 4
Nutrition 5
Obstetrics and Gynecology 5
Ophthalmology 4
Orthopaedics and Traumatology 5
Otorrinolaryngology 4
Pathology 4
Pediatrics 5
Pediatric Surgery 5
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 4
Plastic Surgery 5
Psycology 4
Psychiatry 4
Pulmonary 4
Rheumatology 4
Sport Medicine 4
Thoracic Surgery 5
Tropical Medicine 4
Urology 5
Vascular Surgery 5
WorkplaceMedicine 4

3. Are there examinations during the residency? How are the residents’ evaluated?:

Yes.
It depends on the school. Every school in every faculty can choose the evaluation type, and do written, oral or practical exams. During the course, there are variable exams every year, necessary to continue to next year. There is a judging commission composed by the teachers who did classes to residents during the year. At the end of last year students have to write a thesis and present it to achieve the degree of specialist.

4. How many hours of work per week are there?:

35 hours per week plus shifts ( depending on the school )

5. What is the ratio between this country’s doctors and its population?:

Italian is the official state language

7. References:

Università Politecnica delle Marche
P.zza Roma, 22 - 60121 ANCONA (AN)
Tel. 071 2201 - Fax 071 2202213
http://www.unian.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Tronto-Torrette d'Ancona Polo Scien. - 60100 ANCONA (AN)
Tel. 071 2206044/2206000 - Fax 071 2206049/2204667

Università degli Studi di BARI
P.zza Umberto I, 1 Palazzo Ateneo - 70121 BARI (BA)
Tel. 080 5711111 - Fax 080 5714641
http://www.uniba.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11 - Policlinico - 70124 BARI (BA)
Tel. 080 5478660 - Fax 080 5478666

Università degli Studi di BOLOGNA
Via Zamboni, 33 - 40126 BOLOGNA (BO)
Tel. 051 2099111 - Fax 051 259034
http://www.unibo.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Massarenti, 9 c/o Policlinico S. Orsola - 40138 BOLOGNA (BO)
Tel. 051 232468 - Fax 051 233062

Università degli Studi di BRESCIA
P.zza del Mercato,15 - 25121 BRESCIA (BS)
Tel. 030 29881/2988201 - Fax 030 2988329
http://www.unibs.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Viale Europa, 11 - 25123 BRESCIA (BS)
Tel. 030 37151/3715200 - Fax 030 3700642

Università degli Studi di CAGLIARI
Piazza D'Armi - 09123 CAGLIARI (CA)
Tel. 070 6755023 - Fax 070 6755028
http://www.unica.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via S. Giorgio, 12 - 09124 CAGLIARI (CA)
Tel. 070 668654

Università degli Studi di CATANIA
P.zza dell'Universita',2 - 95124 CATANIA (CT)
Tel. 095 7307111/310355 - Fax 095 325194
http://www.unict.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Viale A.Doria, 6 Citta' Universitaria - 95125 CATANIA (CT)
Tel. 095 330253 - Fax 095 333900/256217

Università degli Studi "MAGNA GRAECIA" di CATANZARO
Via Tommaso Campanella, 115 - 88100 CATANZARO (CZ)
Tel. 0961 773291/770278 - Fax 0961 775373
http://www.unicz.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via T. Campanella,112 Pol."Mater Domini" - 88100 CATANZARO (CZ)
Tel. 0961 775007/712244 - Fax 0961 775373

Università degli Studi G.D'Annunzio di CHIETI
Via dei Vestini, 31 Campus Universitario - 66013 CHIETI (CH)
Tel. 0871 3551-355205 - Fax 0871 3556007
http://www.unich.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via dei Vestini, 31 Campus Universitario - 66013 CHIETI (CH)
Tel. 0871 355266 - Fax 0871 355367

Università degli Studi di FERRARA
Via Savonarola, 9 - 44100 FERRARA (FE)
Tel. 0532 293111/293244 - Fax 0532 247545
http://www.unife.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Fossato di Mortara, 64/6 - 44100 FERRARA (FE)
Tel. 0532 206720/200558 - Fax 0532 207244

Università degli Studi di FIRENZE
P.zza S. Marco, 4 - 50121 FIRENZE (FI)
Tel. 055 27571/2757211 - Fax 055 264194
http://www.unifi.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Viale Morgagni, 85 Policlinico Careggi - 50134 FIRENZE (FI)
Tel. 055 417928/4277543 - Fax 055 4379384

Università degli Studi di FOGGIA
Piazza IV Novembre, 1 - 71100 FOGGIA (FG)
Tel. 0881 727355 - Fax 0881 709262
http://www.unifg.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Piazza IV Novembre, 1 - 71100 FOGGIA (FG)

Università degli Studi di GENOVA
Via Balbi, 5 - 16126 GENOVA (GE)
Tel. 010 20991/2099221 - Fax 010 2099227
http://www.unige.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via de' Toni, 2 - 16132 GENOVA (GE)
Tel. 010 3537235 - Fax 010 3537352

Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como
Via Ravasi, 2 - 21100 VARESE (VA)
Tel. 0332 250300 - Fax 0332 282828
http://www.uninsubria.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
V.le Luigi Borri, 57 c/o Ospedale di Circolo - 21100 VARESE (VA)
Tel. 0332 278273/278396 - Fax 0332 265586

Università degli Studi de L'AQUILA
P.zza Vincenzo Rivera, 1 - 67100 L'AQUILA (AQ)
Tel. 0862 431111/432030 - Fax 0862 412948
http://www.univaq.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Vetoio Blocco 11 - 67010 COPPITO (AQ)
Tel. 0862 433301/314743 - Fax 0862 433303

Università degli Studi di MESSINA
P.zza S. Pugliatti, 1 - 98122 MESSINA (ME)
Tel. 090 6761/716111 - Fax 090 673883
http://www.unime.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Policlinico Universitario - 98122 MESSINA (ME)
Tel. 090 2213551/2937963 - Fax 090 693714

Università degli Studi di MILANO
Via Festa del Perdono, 7 - 20122 MILANO (MI)
Tel. 02 58351/58352000 - Fax 02 58304482
http://www.unimi.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Festa del Perdono, 3/7 - 20122 MILANO (MI)
Tel. 02 58352360/58352361 - Fax 02 58303774

Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA
Piazza dell' Ateneo Nuovo, 1 - 20126 MILANO (MI)
Tel. 02 64486084 . . - Fax 02 64486005
http://www.unimib.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Cadore, 48 - 20052 MONZA (MI)
Tel. 02 58352361/2

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Largo Gemelli, 1 - 20123 MILANO (MI)
Tel. 02 72341 - Fax 02 72343799
http://www.unicatt.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Largo Francesco Vito, 1 - 00168 ROMA (RM)
Tel. 06 30151

Libera Università "Vita Salute S.Raffaele" MILANO
Via Olgettina, 58 - 20132 MILANO (MI)
Tel. 02 26432794/26432243 - Fax 02 26433809/26432170
http://www.unihsr.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Olgettina, 60 - 20132 MILANO (MI)
Tel. 02 26433807/26432459 - Fax 02 26433803/26413445

Università degli Studi di MODENA e REGGIO EMILIA
Viale dell' Universita',4 - 41100 MODENA (MO)
Tel. 059 2056511
http://www.unimo.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Largo del Pozzo, 71 - 41100 MODENA (MO)
Tel. 059 422398/373795 - Fax 059 374037

Università degli Studi di NAPOLI "Federico II"
C.so Umberto I, 40 - 80138 NAPOLI (NA)
Tel. 081 2531111 - Fax 081 2537278
http://www.unina.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via S. Pansini, 5 - 80131 NAPOLI (NA)
Tel. 081 5453288/7463512

Seconda Università degli Studi di NAPOLI
Via S.Maria di Costantinopoli, 104 - 80138 NAPOLI (NA)
Tel. 081 296794/5666496 - Fax 081 296764
http://www.unina2.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via S. Maria di Costantinopoli, 104 - 80138 NAPOLI (NA)
Tel. 081 299614/5665314 - Fax 081 298522

Università degli Studi di PADOVA
Via 8 Febbraio, 2 - 35122 PADOVA (PD)
Tel. 049 8275111/8273312/111 - Fax 049 8273039/8273009
http://www.unipd.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Giustiniani, 2 - 35121 PADOVA (PD)
Tel. 049 8751533/8213950 - Fax 049 8753040

Università degli Studi di PALERMO
P.zza della Marina, 61 Pal. Steri - 90133 PALERMO (PA)
Tel. 091 6075111/331929 - Fax 091 6110448
http://www.unipa.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via del Vespro, 129 - 90127 PALERMO (PA)
Tel. 091 6551111/6553782 - Fax 091 6553781

Università degli Studi di PARMA
Via Universita', 12 - 43100 PARMA (PR)
Tel. 0521 9041 - Fax 0521 904357
http://www.unipr.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Gramsci, 14 - 43100 PARMA (PR)
Tel. 0521 290375 - Fax 0521 293646

Università degli Studi di PAVIA
Strada Nuova, 65 Palazzo Centrale - 27100 PAVIA (PV)
Tel. 0382 5041 - Fax 0382 504529
http://www.unipv.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
P.zza Volontari del Sangue Pal. Avis - 27100 PAVIA (PV)
Tel. 0382 527053/527147 - Fax 0382 526390

Università degli Studi di PERUGIA
P.zza dell' Universita', 1 - 06123 PERUGIA (PG)
Tel. 075 5851 - Fax 075 5852067
http://www.unipg.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Brunamonti c/o Policlinico Monteluce - 06123 PERUGIA (PG)
Tel. 075 5734114 - Fax 075 5736615

Università degli Studi del PIEMONTE ORIENTALE "Amedeo Avogadro"-Vercelli
Via Duomo, 6 - 13100 VERCELLI (VC)
Tel. 0161 261551 - Fax 0161 210718
http://www.unipmn.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Solaroli, 17 Palazzo Bellini - 28100 NOVARA (NO)
Tel. 0321 660601 - Fax 0321 620421

Università di PISA
Lungarno Pacinotti, 43/44 - 56126 PISA (PI)
Tel. 050 920111/920175 - Fax 050 42446
http://www.unipi.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Roma, 55/57 - 56126 PISA (PI)
Tel. 050 560364 - Fax 050 554556

Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza"
P.zza Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 ROMA (RM)
Tel. 06 49911/49910292 - Fax 06 49910382
http://www.uniroma1.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Regina Elena Pol. Umberto I - 00185 ROMA (RM)
Tel. 06 49918203
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA II
P.zza Sassari, 3 - 00161 ROMA (RM)

Università degli Studi di ROMA "Tor Vergata"
Via O. Raimondo,18 Loc. La Romanina - 00173 ROMA (RM)
Tel. 06 72591 - Fax 06 7234368
http://www.uniroma2.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via di Tor Vergata, 135 - 00133 ROMA (RM)
Tel. 06 2020301 - Fax 06 2025485

Università "CAMPUS BIO-MEDICO" Roma
Via Emilio Longoni, 83 - 00155 ROMA (RM)
Tel. 06 225411 - Fax 06 22541456
http://unicampus.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via Lancellotti, 18 Pal. Lancellotti - 00186 ROMA (RM)
Tel. 06 68300887 - Fax 06 68300892

Università degli Studi di SASSARI
P.zza dell'Universita', 21 - 07100 SASSARI (SS)
Tel. 079 228811/2 - Fax 079 228816
http://www.uniss.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Viale S. Pietro, 43/b - 07100 SASSARI (SS)
Tel. 079 228200/228863 - Fax 079 228213

Università degli Studi di SIENA
Via Banchi di Sotto, 55 - 53100 SIENA (SI)
Tel. 0577 232000 - Fax 0577 232202
http://www.unisi.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Via delle Scotte c/o Pol. Le Scotte - 53100 SIENA (SI)
Tel. 0577 263288 - Fax 0577 263287

Università degli Studi di TORINO
Via Verdi, 8 - 10124 TORINO (TO)
Tel. 011 6706111/6702200 - Fax 011 6702218
http://www.unito.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Corso Bramante, 88/90 - 10126 TORINO (TO)
Tel. 011 6672147 - Fax 011 6672149

Università degli Studi di TRIESTE
Piazzale Europa, 1 - 34127 TRIESTE (TS)
Tel. 040 6767111 - Fax 040 6763093
http://www.units.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Strada Dir. Fiume, 447 Osp. di Cattinara - 34138 TRIESTE (TS)
Tel. 040 912722/3994007 - Fax 040 635784

Università degli Studi di UDINE
Via Palladio, 8 - 33100 UDINE (UD)
Tel. 0432 556111/250 - Fax 0432 507715
http://www.uniud.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Piazzale Kolbe, 3 - 33100 UDINE (UD)
Tel. 0432 494900 - Fax 0432 494901

Università degli Studi di VERONA
Via dell'Artigliere, 8 Pal. Giuliari - 37129 VERONA (VR)
Tel. 045 8098111/253 - Fax 045 8098255
http://www.univr.it/
Facoltà di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA
Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 10 - Borgo Roma - 37134 VERONA (VR)
Tel. 045 8074232

Section B. Finance

1. A. Is there a tuition fee for the residency? If so, how much (in euro or usd)?:

Yes.
It depends on the Faculty. Basically you pay as a uiversity student (it means about 1000 euros per year depending on the university). Private universities have more expensive fees

2. What is the annual salary (in euro or u.s.d)?:

It is around 800 euros a month, 11603.50 euros a year. The payement of shifts depends on the hospital, in some hopsitals shifts are not payed! The problem is that in Italy, residents are not considered as workers, but as students, so the money they gain is not a salary but a grant; they don't have worker's rights, as days for illness, maternity, etc. Doing shift in most universities is considered a didactical part of studies. Since 1999 there is a law that estabilishes a contract for residents, and residents are considered as workers, but it is still unupplied. You can find the text of the law in our website on the link:
http://www.sism.org/sism/assets/archivio/word/Decreto_Legislativo_17agos...

3. How expensive are the costs of living (average annual expenditure in euro or u.s.d)?:

Around 9000-12000 Euros a year (basic life: accomodation, food, transportation) depending on the city

4. References:

http://www.sism.org/sism/assets/archivio/word/Decreto_Legislativo_17agos...

Section C. Application Procedure

1. Accreditation procedure:

Physicians can get the medical licence once they finish the major. And if you are foreigner, depending on the country you are from, you could obtain it more or less easily.

After graduation, in Italy another exam is needed (State exam) to work as a doctor and to access the "Ordine dei medici", a public istitution, divided in sections for every city, that provide also pension for doctors (ENPAM). To access the Ordine there is an annual fee of about 100-150 euros per year. At the end of every year, every doctor has to pay ENPAM, to have contribution for pension, depending on how much money he gained every year. To work as a doctor is compulsory to pass the State exam and then to access the local Ordine dei Medici. To be a family doctor, there is course of 3 year , but if a doctor does this course he can't then do also residency and become a specialist; the same is for specialists: after the degree of specialists, they can't access the course of family doctor. Without specialization or Family doctor degree, you can just work as substitution of family doctor (for limited period), or do some shift in private hospital, or local structures.

2. Other requirements:

There are requirements depending on the country you are from but you will need to convalidate your licence through the Ministery of Health ( the easier way is to contact the local Italian Embassy )

3. Differences in application procedure depending on country of origin:

Every physician needs to take a local exam in order to have the chance to start Residency. Foreign students also have to pass an italian exam

Local-International Residents further References
see local university website, listed in section A.2

4. Ratio between applicants and physicians who finally obtain a residency position:

Every year it changes to a better one. It depends on the kind of residency. Every 3 years the Italian Ministery of Education, working with National Conference of Regions, estabilishes the number of residents needed for single speciality and single university. So it happens a speciality to be highly requested from students but with only few palces available (in some case just 30 for all Italy)

5. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:

Everyone has to pass the exam

6. Specialties in which it is most difficult to obtain a position:

It depends on the year, but Surgeries in general or those with which you can get a job easily afterwards (oftalmology, Plastic surgery...). At the moment in Italy anesthesiologists and radiologists are very needed and get a job very easily

7. Is there a waiting list for medical graduates who want to begin a residency?:

No, there isn't a waiting list, if someone doesn't pass the exam he has to repeat it the following year untill he passes.

8. Countries, except this one, in which the medical residency title is recognized:

It depends, but basicly in the EU it is recognised

10. References:

Acreditation References
Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri
http://www.fnomceo.it/

Requirements References
http://www.esteri.it/lafarnesina/indirizzi/amb-cons.htm

For an example of year 2001/2002 see: http://www.miur.it/0006Menu_C/0012Docume/0015Atti_M/2218Assegn_cf2.htm

Section D. Any Other Important Information

Any other important information not covered above:

On 2004,has been applied for the first time the new procedure of admission to residency. It’s a new exam: first part of the exam is a multiple choice test with 60 questions (40 about general medicine and 20 about the specialization one’s applying to). If one passes the first part (48 questions) you can sustain the second part of the exam: three question about a topic of the specialization you’re applying to(about clinical and instrumental evaluation, diagnosis and prognosis). If the three answers are correct you have passed the exam. You have scores from each part of the exam and from your personal curriculum so that you get a total final score with which you enter a list. One gets the residency or not according his/her position on the list and the number of places available for that specialty on the faculty he/she attended the exam. Actually there are three national dates for the exam: one for the so called “medical specialties”, one for the “surgical specialties” and one for the “public service specialties”.

To find the law, you can see our website, at the following link: http://www.sism.org

On the Home page you’ll find the banner “Riforma delle Scuole di Specializzazione” on the right side. Here you can find the law and the link to the multiple choice tests database.

Section E. Other References

Other references:

It's very hard to find infos on public website (ex. ministry of health or of education) especially at the moment that the system is going to change. Things are also different depending on different countries (for example, some countries provide a salary for doctors who are residents in Italy, some don't; in some cases the salary is provided by Italy, for example for EU doctors). I think that contacting the local Italian embassy is the easier way to understand something!

Section F. Participant's Information

Name:

Andrea Scicolone

Country:

Italy

Contact info:

nome@sism.org ( National Officer on Medical Education: SISM-Italy. Website www.sism.org)

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