State exam
The final assessment of the LM-41 class in the six-year postgraduate degree programs in Medicine and Surgery counts as a state exam, thus making the candidate qualified to practise the profession of Surgeon (as detailed in Article 102, paragraph 1, of Decree n. 18/2020) subject to passing the required assessed internship (as disciplined by the decree issued by the Minister of Education, University and Research on 9 May 2018, n. 58).
Students who graduate in the non-qualifying LM/41 class, the LS/46 class and all former degree classes that are no longer in force, and who were unable or chose not to enrol in the LM/41 qualifying class,
- are qualified to practise the profession of surgeon if they have been judged suitable (i.e., they have received their “giudizio di idoneità”) after the practical internship referred to in the decree from the Minister of Education, University and Research issued on 9 May 2018, n. 58.
- If not in possession of said “giudizio di idoneità”, they will acquire their qualification once they have completed and passed the assessed internship referred to in the Ministerial Decree n.445 / 2001, as required by article 2 of said decree.
More details about the required assessed internship are available on the Medical Internships page.