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Italian medical school admission reforms

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Italy has implemented a new ‘Semestre aperto’ (Open Semester) access model for students seeking admission to single-cycle master's degrees in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine. Under a decree from Minister Anna Maria Bernini for the 2026/2027 academic year, students attend classes in subjects such as physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and biology before undergoing qualifying exams. While specific institutions like the University of Florence reported enrollments of 1,359 students for its medicine and dentistry programs, the broader national enrollment for the semester reached approximately 62,000 students. The government has increased the total number of available places by over 3,000. Qualifying exams are scheduled for December 10 and January 11, with results released in late December and late January respectively. Despite the new model, critics note that restricted enrollment remains, with roughly 39,000 students expected to be excluded following the January results. Some professional associations have also raised concerns regarding a potential future surplus of medical professionals. As educational activities the academic cycle progresses, institutional implementations vary. UniCamillus is conducting online entrance tests for 520 spots in Medicine and Dentistry, offering options in both Italian and English. In Benevento, local officials have noted the program commence, new details regarding economic and social benefits of the examination structure have emerged. Students will have 50 minutes per test to complete an medical faculty’s ‘filter semester’. Additionally, a separate national entrance exam consisting of 31 questions: 10 open-ended and 21 multiple-choice. The scoring system awards 1 point for correct answers, while incorrect answers incur a 0.1-point penalty. Recent updates indicate that during registration, students must now indicate pursuing Medicine in English at least 10 preferred locations and an alternative course. Institutional engagement remains high; state universities is scheduled for September 29, 2026, utilizing a different selection mechanism than the Italian-language courses. Educational activities continue at the University of Insubria welcomed nearly 600 students, while Rome Tor Vergata in Rome has begun the academic year focusing on the three core scientific disciplines. In the Naples and Benevento regions, the University of Insubria, while Università Federico II and Università del Sannio continue their collaboration to provide joint orientation and maintain collaborative tutoring services. As the academic cycle progresses, specific institutional details have emerged.

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