| Code | 9056 |
|---|---|
| Academic Year | 2025-2026 |
| Subject area | Health |
| Campus | Bologna |
| Level | Second |
| Director | Prof. Tommaso Gargano |
| Duration | Annual |
| Teaching methods | Conventional |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Cost | 1.500€ |
| Instalments | Total fee 1.500€ to be paid by 24/11/2025 |
| Application deadline |
Oct 17, 2025 |
| Enrolment start and end | From 07/11/2025 to 24/11/2025 |
- Main Department
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Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - DIMEC
- Professional Profile
- Pursuant to Decree no. 270 of 22 October 2004 of the Ministry of Education, University and Research, for academic year 2025/2026, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Administrative office of Bologna, will run a 2nd-level Professional Master’s Programme in “Minimally Invasive and Robotic Pediatric Surgery”.
The Professional Master’s Programme has been set up on the proposal of the Department of DIMEC and in cooperation with Fondazione Alma Mater.
The Professional Master’s Programme aims to prepare pediatric surgeons to become experts in minimally invasive surgery and pediatric robotics. The aim of the course is to guarantee technical-scientific training support on Minimally Invasive Surgery and Pediatric Robotics in order to make learners gain confidence in this surgical approach. - Note
- No. 2 places for students in excess of the maximum number are provided, subject to passing the selection. Such students will be exempted from paying tuition fees, net of any fixed costs and of the selection procedure participation fee.
- Number of participants
- Min: 4 Max: 8
- Credits
- 60
- International Professional Master's programme
- Yes
- Admission qualifications
- Second cycle or single cycle degree obtained under D.M. 270/04 or second cycle degree or single cycle degree obtained under the laws previously in force (DM 509/99 and Old Regulations) in the following fields or classes: LM-41 Medicine and Surgery; second cycle or single cycle degree obtained abroad deemed equivalent to those described in point above by the admission committee, for the purposes of admission to the Master.
It should in any case be noted that the following are required:
a) a 2nd cycle qualification obtained in Italy according to the Bo-logna Process (degree from the previous system, specialist/2nd cycle degree, single cycle degree)
b) an equivalent qualification obtained abroad under the legal de-gree system of the country issuing the qualification. - Other requirements
- Specialization in Paediatric Surgery or enrolment in the Specializa-tion in Paediatric Surgery; Professional qualification - Registration in the Italian Medical Register (Albo italiano dei Medici Chirurghi).
- Selection criteria
- Selection based on qualifications and interview.
The maximum score given by the Admission Board is 50 points, of which the breakdown is as follows: 20 points allocated for the as-sessment of the candidates' qualifications and the remaining 30 points allocated for the assessment of the oral examination on urological topics.
The minimum score of 35/50 must be achieved to pass the selec-tion.
In the event of a tie, the candidate with the highest score in the oral exam will rank higher. In the event of a tie also in the oral exam, the younger candidate will rank higher. - Selection date
- Oct 23, 2025
- Study plan
• Thoracoscopic surgery – MED/20 – Professor in charge: Mario Lima
• Retroperitoneoscopy – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Mario Lima
• Anesthesiology and pediatric intensive cure unit – MED/41 - Professor in charge: Tommaso Tonetti
• Laparoscopic surgery of gastro-esophageal junction – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Riccardo Casadei
• Laparoscopic surgery of liver and biliary tract – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Marco Spada
• Laparoscopy in inguinal hernia – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Michele Libri
• Robot- assisted surgery in children – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Girolamo Mattioli
• Minimally invasive surgery in pediatric urology – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Marcello Cimador
• Neonatal videoassisted surgery – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Mario Lima
• Laparoscopic surgery of colon – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Girolamo Mattioli
• Videoassisted surgery in gynecology – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Tommaso Gargano
• Laparoscopic surgery in pediatric oncology – MED/20 - Professor in charge: Luigi Tommaso Corvaglia
• Instruments and devices for minimally invasive pediatric surgery - Professor in charge: MED/20 - Mario Messina
- Compulsory attendance
- 90%
- Internship
- Internship of 4 weeks, for a total amount of 13 CFUs.
- Final Examination
- Final examination consists in the discussion of the thesis.