Program Overview

Scuola di specializzazione in Microbiologia e Virologia

Overview

The Scuola di specializzazione in Microbiologia e Virologia is a 4-year program that aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in the field of microbiology and virology.

Program Details

• Code: 7139
• Area: Servizi clinici
• Academic Year: 2024/2025
• Ordinamento: Nuovo ordinamento – DM 68/2015
• Director/Coordinator: Prof.ssa Antonella Marangoni
• Duration: 4 years
• Application Deadline: 10/06/2025 (Expired)

Program Structure

• Type: Autonoma
• Note: Accredited according to DD 1269 of 23/09/2025
• Reference Structure: Dipartimento di Scienze mediche e chirurgiche - DIMEC
• Professional Profile: Specialista in Microbiologia e virologia

Admission Requirements

• Eligibility: The competition is open to those who have obtained a degree in Medicine and Surgery and are qualified to practice the profession.
• Admission Criteria: The admission competition is based on titles and exams, with a written test to be passed and an evaluation of titles (degree grade, curriculum, exams) as specified in the admission announcement.
• Valuable Titles: For the current academic year, reference should be made to the relevant admission announcement.

Program Content

• Credits: 240 CFU
• Attendance: Mandatory
• Workload: The time commitment required for doctors in training is equal to that required for full-time medical personnel in the National Health Service, equal to 38 hours per week.
• Final Exam: To obtain the specialization diploma, the specialist in training must pass the final exam, which consists of the discussion of the specialization thesis.

Incompatibility with Other Courses

• Law: The law n. 33/2022 "Provisions on the simultaneous enrollment in two higher education courses" has established, in art. 1, comma 3, that "It is also allowed to enroll simultaneously in a degree course or master's degree and a master's course, research doctorate or specialization course, with the exception of medical specialization courses, as well as simultaneous enrollment in a research doctorate or master's course and a medical specialization course."

Additional Information

• Posti e borse: The number of places is indicated in the admission announcement and corresponds to the number of places assigned to the University by the Ministry of University and Research with a ministerial decree. The number of places may increase if additional contracts are regularly financed.
• Requisiti e titoli di ammissione: The competition is open to those who have obtained a degree in Medicine and Surgery and are qualified to practice the profession. The requirement of professional qualification must be obtained by the deadline set for the start of educational activities, established in the admission announcement.