| Code | 9056 |
|---|---|
| Academic Year | 2026-2027 |
| Subject area | Health |
| Campus | Bologna |
| Place of teaching | Bologna |
| Level | Second |
| Director | Prof. Tommaso Gargano |
| Duration | Annual |
| Teaching methods | Conventional |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Cost | € 1.500 |
| Instalments | Total contribution € 1.500,00 to be paid by 24/11/2026. |
| Application deadline |
Oct 15, 2026 |
| Enrolment start and end | From 10/11/2026 to 24/11/2026 h.23.59 |
| Programme start and end dates |
from Dec 15, 2026 to Dec 07, 2027 |
- 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 Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, for the academic year 2026-2027, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, with Bologna as the administrative seat, will run a II level professional master programme in “Minimally Invasive and Robotic Pediatric Surgery”.
The professional master programme is activated at the proposal of the Department DIMEC and in cooperation with Fondazione Alma Mater.
The professional master 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. - 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
- Residency earned in Paediatric Surgery or enrolment in the Residency in Paediatric Surgery; Professional qualification - Registra-tion in the Italian Medical Register (Albo italiano dei Medici Chirurghi).
- Selection criteria
- Selection based on qualifications and interview.
- Selection date
- Oct 22, 2026
- Place of teaching
- Bologna
- Study plan
- Thoracoscopic surgery – MED/20
- Retroperitoneoscopy – MED/20
- Anesthesiology and pediatric intensive cure unit – MED/41
- Laparoscopic surgery of gastro-esophageal junction – MED/20
- Laparoscopic surgery of liver and biliary tract – MED/20
- Laparoscopy in inguinal hernia – MED/20
- Robot- assisted surgery in children – MED/20
- Minimally invasive surgery in pediatric urology – MED/20
- Neonatal videoassisted surgery – MED/20
- Laparoscopic surgery of colon – MED/20
- Videoassisted surgery in gynecology – MED/20
- Laparoscopic surgery in pediatric oncology – MED/20
Instruments and devices for minimally invasive pediatric surgery - MED/20
- Compulsory attendance
- 90%
- Internship
- 4 weeks – 13 CFU
- Final Examination
- Discussion of the thesis on Zoom platform – 2 CFU