Curricular internships – Single-cycle Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery

Activities in the hospital departments are scheduled to start at 08:00.

Any different timetables or morning/afternoon shifts will be communicated directly by the department.

Students must enquire with the departmental office about the arrangements for the provision of work clothing, unless otherwise communicated by the Teaching Office via the email address tirocini.med@uninsubria.it.

The activity

The 3rd-year internship is divided into two periods:

1. a 5-week period in a Medical Area department, which may be divided into two periods in two different departments (3 weeks plus 2 weeks);
2. a 3-week period in a Surgical Area department.

Depending on the organisation of the department, the working week may run from Monday to Saturday, for a total of 40 hours, distributed according to the instructions given by the Tutor.

If the internship rotation includes public holidays or days of absence due to attendance at exam sessions, these must be made up on other days agreed with the Tutor.

Please note: internship activities may only be carried out in the departments listed in the attached documents. The departments belong to facilities affiliated with ASST Sette Laghi, ASST Lariana, ASST Valle Olona, as well as the Maugeri hospitals in Tradate and Valduce in Como. Exceptions are предусмотрed only for students who are registered competitive athletes.

Fitness-for-work medical examination

In accordance with Article 41 of Legislative Decree 81/08, the student/worker (see Article 2) must undergo a preventive medical examination to assess fitness for the assigned duties.

You will be contacted by the Occupational Medicine Department of Ospedale di Circolo in Varese to undergo this fitness-for-work examination.

Preliminary training

As indicated by Article 2 of Legislative Decree 81/08, the student intern is regarded as equivalent to a worker. From this perspective, in order to begin the internship, it is mandatory to provide the intern with training on health and safety at work, in accordance with the provisions of the State–Regions Agreement as well as Article 37 of Legislative Decree 81/08.

Training in health and safety at work specifically includes the provision of two courses:

1. General risk course (4 hours) – provided by the University and available at the following address:

   https://safetylive.uninsubria.it:4443 (use your University credentials to access);

2. Specific risk course (4, 8 or 12 hours depending on the level of risk of the host organisation) – to be provided by the host Organisation/Company according to the procedures outlined below.

   In fulfilment of this requirement, ASST Sette Laghi has therefore set up a distance-learning (FAD) training course totalling 12 hours (high risk) to ensure mandatory training on specific risks for interns enrolled in Healthcare Profession degree programmes.

In addition to the specific risk course, it is also mandatory to complete training on the processing of personal data under GDPR (2 hours).

The specific risk course and the data protection course are available on the ASST Sette Laghi Training Portal at the following address:

https://formazione.sigmapaghe.com/wfrm001.pgm?task=setCook&smurfid=&Azien1=58&Regio1=3

Alternatively: https://www.asst-settelaghi.it > TRAINING/RESEARCH > TRAINING > TRAINING PORTAL

On first access, registration is required, after which you must wait for the activation notification from the organisation, which will be sent to your email inbox (@studenti.uninsubria.it).

You must then enrol in the FAD courses, for which a further communication will be sent (from the address corsi.fad@asst-settelaghi.it) containing instructions for access and participation.

A manual detailing the procedure for registration and enrolment in the FAD courses is attached (see in particular pages 8 to 16).

All three courses must be completed before starting activities in the departments.

Courses on the FAD portal are renewed annually and may not be available during the months of January and February.

Verification and official recording of the activity carried out

At the end of each of the two periods, the student must submit the original documents (Attendance Sheet / Logbook signature sheet, see attachments) to the Teaching Office within the following week.

The documents must also be sent in digital copy to the email address indicated in the “For information” box (students are advised to keep copies of all submitted documents for possible checks).

The mandatory Evaluation Questionnaire must be completed before registering for the validation exam session and is automatically proposed during the registration procedure.

Students beyond the standard study period

Students who do not appear in the allocation list due to incoming transfer or previous out-of-course status must contact the Secretariat of the Master’s Degree Programme in Medicine and Surgery directly at the email address indicated in the “For information” box.

Allocations

Students who were unable to take part in the allocation interviews in July 2025 and who are required to undertake the internship may request allocation to departments using the contacts provided on this page.

Attachments

The Excel file (filterable) contains all the information and can be navigated using filters.

The list of departments (PDF) is ordered alphabetically by city and, secondarily, by department name.

The 4th-year internship is divided into two periods:

1. a 6-week period in a Medical Area department, which may be divided into two or three periods in different departments (3 weeks plus 3 weeks; 2 weeks plus 2 weeks plus 2 weeks; or 2 weeks plus 4 weeks, depending on remaining availability);
2. a 4-week period in a Surgical Area department, which may be divided into two or three periods in different departments (2 weeks plus 2 weeks).

Depending on the organisation of the department, the working week may run from Monday to Saturday, for a total of 40 hours, distributed according to the instructions given by the Tutor.

If the internship rotation includes public holidays or days of absence due to attendance at exam sessions, these must be made up on other days agreed with the Tutor.

At the end of each of the two periods, the student must submit the original documents (Activity Logbook and Attendance Sheets, see attachments) to the Teaching Office within the following week.

The documents must also be sent in digital copy to the email address indicated in the “For information” box (students are advised to keep copies of all submitted documents for possible checks).

The mandatory Evaluation Questionnaire must be completed before registering for the validation exam session and is automatically proposed during the registration procedure.

Please note: internship activities may only be carried out in the departments listed in the attached documents. The departments belong to facilities affiliated with ASST Sette Laghi, ASST Lariana, ASST Valle Olona, as well as the Maugeri hospitals in Tradate and Valduce in Como. Exceptions are предусмотрed only for students who are registered competitive athletes.

Students beyond the standard study period

Students who do not appear in the allocation list due to incoming transfer or previous out-of-course status must contact the Secretariat of the Master’s Degree Programme in Medicine and Surgery directly at the email address indicated in the “For information” box.

Allocations

Students who were unable to take part in the allocation interviews in July 2025 and who are required to undertake the internship may request allocation to departments using the contacts provided on this page.

Attachments

The Excel file (filterable) contains all the information and can be navigated using filters.

The list of departments (PDF) is ordered alphabetically by city and, secondarily, by department name.

The 5th-year internship is divided into three periods:

1. a 4-week period in a Medical Area department, which may be divided into two or three periods in different departments (2 weeks plus 2 weeks);
2. a 4-week period in a Surgical Area department, which may be divided into two or three periods in different departments (2 weeks plus 2 weeks);
3. a 3-week period in a Services Area department.

Depending on the organisation of the department, the working week may run from Monday to Saturday, for a total of 40 hours, distributed according to the instructions given by the Tutor.

If the internship rotation includes public holidays or days of absence due to attendance at exam sessions, these must be made up on other days agreed with the Tutor.

At the end of each of the periods, the student must submit the original documents (Activity Logbook and Attendance Sheets, see attachments) to the Teaching Office within the following week.

The documents must also be sent in digital copy to the email address indicated in the “For information” box (students are advised to keep copies of all submitted documents for possible checks).

The mandatory Evaluation Questionnaire must be completed before registering for the validation exam session and is automatically proposed during the registration procedure.

Please note: internship activities may only be carried out in the departments listed in the attached documents. The departments belong to facilities affiliated with ASST Sette Laghi, ASST Lariana, ASST Valle Olona, as well as the Maugeri hospitals in Tradate and Valduce in Como. Exceptions are предусмотрed only for students who are registered competitive athletes.

Students beyond the standard study period

Students who do not appear in the allocation list due to incoming transfer or previous out-of-course status must contact the Secretariat of the Master’s Degree Programme in Medicine and Surgery directly at the email address indicated in the “For information” box.

Allocations

Students who were unable to take part in the allocation interviews in July 2025 and who are required to undertake the internship may request allocation to departments using the contacts provided on this page.

Attachments

The Excel file (filterable) contains all the information and can be navigated using filters.

The list of departments (PDF) is ordered alphabetically by city and, secondarily, by department name.

The 6th-year internship is divided into three periods:

1. a 3-week period in a Medical Area department,

   (120 hours, minimum attendance of 100 hours)

2. a 3-week period in a Surgical Area department, 
   
   (120 hours, minimum attendance of 100 hours) 
    
3. a 1-month period at the practice of a General Practitioner. 
   (100 hours of attendance)

The internship also includes a full-day shift in a delivery room and an Ethics Seminar.

Depending on the organisation of the department, the working week may run from Monday to Saturday, for a total of 40 hours, distributed according to the instructions given by the tutor.

If the internship rotation includes public holidays or days of absence due to attendance at exam sessions, these must be made up on other days agreed with the Tutor.

Please note: in order to undertake the qualifying internship, it is a necessary and irrevocable requirement that all core examinations of the 4th year (excluding ADEs and pass/fail assessments) have been completed. If a student has not completed them before the start of their internship rotations, they must contact the School of Medicine Services Office to reschedule the internship (see contacts).

Participation in TPV activities must be recorded in the red logbook.

Red logbooks are available for collection at the Antonini Pavilion, Via O. Rossi 9, Varese, open from Monday to Friday.

The red logbooks must be signed and stamped by the departmental Tutors.

At the end of all internship activities, the red logbook must be returned to the Antonini Pavilion, Via O. Rossi 9, Varese, open from Monday to Friday.

The mandatory Evaluation Questionnaire must be completed before registering for the validation exam session and is automatically proposed during the registration procedure.

Please note: internship activities may only be carried out in the departments listed in the attached documents. The departments belong to facilities affiliated with ASST Sette Laghi, ASST Lariana, ASST Valle Olona, as well as the Maugeri hospitals in Tradate and Valduce in Como. Exceptions are provided only for students who are registered competitive athletes.

The one-month internship at a General Practitioner’s practice may be carried out with one of the doctors listed in the attached document (direct allocation). It is also possible to attend the practice of a doctor not included in the list, provided that they are registered with one of the professional associations affiliated with the University (OMCeO Varese and OMCeO Como); in this case, the doctor must first apply to their professional association to become an approved training doctor (allocation possible only after confirmation by the OMCeO).