The First-level short specialisation degree in Coordination of Health Professions provides the necessary skills to perform the coordination function, which represents a type of organizational function assignment, with a view to the continuous improvement of quality and in the management of the company’s human, structural, and technological resources.
The course tackles two thematic areas: healthcare management and professional development, and it meets the requests of Law no. 43 of 01/02/2006, providing the qualification required for access to the coordination role.
The course allows the development of independent judgment in the evaluation of objectives, roles, activities and organizational methods; communication skills in promoting the organizational development of health professions services; ability to learn useful methodologies for promoting, coordinating, managing projects and processes of continuous quality improvement.
The teaching activity of the First-level short specialisation degree in Coordination of Health Professions is, for the most part, in person.
It also provides, for activities other than the internship, a limited portion delivered through telematic methods (synchronous and asynchronous), not exceeding 30%. Attendance is mandatory for 70% for admission to the final exam.
The internship, for which attendance is 100% mandatory, consists of 500 hours (20 ECTS), of which 200 are field activities at locations affiliated with the University. The remaining 300 hours of the internship are dedicated to self-learning and the preparation of reports.
At the end of the program, the student must produce a written paper that they will present orally, with the aid of audiovisuals, in front of a committee composed of University professors and external experts.
The First-level short specialisation degree is aimed at professionals with diplomas/degrees in the health professions listed in the admission notice. It enables the organizational coordination function in the area of health professions. Possession of a three-year diploma/degree in one of the health professions of the sector is the mandatory requirement for admission. The Master is aimed at providing skills to:
- Coordinate resources aimed at the objectives assigned to the Unit/Service;
- Adopt methods for the development of professional quality in the Unit/Service;
- Evaluate the productivity of organizational processes and assigned professional resources.
The following teaching program will be held during the Master in Coordination of Health Professions:
- Management of health professions, which will cover the following topics: core elements of management of health professions, planning, development and continuity of pathways and services, use of the evidence-based approach to improve the organization;
- Complexity in health organizations and management strategies, which will cover methodology applied to organization, methodology applied to quality, corporate management of health professions: skills and functions, methods of managing working hours and shifts, procedures and processes within the U.O.;
- Organization and health economics, which will study elements of economic analysis of the health sector, the economics of health companies, public employment rules for managing the employment relationship;
- Health planning and programming, broken down into the architecture of the health information system, health indicators and statistics for health quality, health planning and programming, use of administrative databases to identify health profiles.
- Promotion of safety and appropriate management of human resources, which will investigate the issues of responsibility in coordination, the theory of human motivation at work, bioethics and biolaw, as well as continuous training in healthcare and risk management in healthcare.
The internship is aimed at practicing the skills acquired in the classroom and developing management skills for coordinating healthcare professions.
The internship experience will allow the student to acquire skills in using information systems, determining resource needs, evaluating and enhancing human resources, identifying a reward system for human resources management and managing and supplying stocks. Furthermore, the development of skills in the following areas is proposed:
- Planning and control of production processes;
- Management of human resources;
- Development of human resources and training.
The student will be assigned a Company Tutor from the internship location, usually the coordinator or professional indicated by the unit or service as a reference for internship activities within the service itself. He monitors the development of the skill in pursuing the objectives assigned by the course and agreed with the intern and is responsible for evaluating the intern.
The final paper is the work that the student presents at the end of the training course in which an objective among those pursued during the internship will be explored in depth, seeking applications to any context that is appropriate (for example, their own work context or the one in which the internship took place). With the paper, the student must provide a detectable personal contribution through their own considerations and evaluations.
The paper is aimed at the final exam, consisting of the oral presentation of the topic covered in the paper (also making use of audiovisual supports) and a short discussion in front of a commission composed of three members, two of whom may be teachers and the third an external expert. In the event of a negative judgment, it is possible to repeat the final exam only once.
In order to enhance the training paths already completed and promote high standards of qualification, a 30% reduction on the total First-level short specialisation degree’s enrollment fee is provided for candidates who, at the time of pre-enrollment, hold a First-level short specialisation degree’s Degree in Health Professions (classes LM/SNT 1-4).
The reduction will be applied entirely to the second installment of the enrollment fee.
The recognition of university educational credits (ECTS) derived from previous university careers (e.g., master’s degree, university masters) is also provided, if consistent with the content of the Master, up to a maximum of 20 ECTS, in compliance with the provisions of the University Master Regulations.
The general ranking of merit for the academic year 2026/27 will be published on the Italian page of this First-level short specialisation degree according to the timing provided in the Call.
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The admission ranking is drawn up based on the evaluation of the qualifications submitted by the candidates. During the pre-enrollment phase, all candidates must attach to the application:
- the curriculum vitae;
- the document “Summary of Qualifications Form”, duly completed and signed. Failure to complete and attach the Summary of Qualifications Form or the curriculum vitae will result in exclusion from the ranking. The Committee will then proceed with the evaluation of the declared qualifications and the formulation of the admission ranking until all available places are filled (50 for the Padua campus and 50 for the Monselice campus).
The final ranking is published both in the appropriate section of this web page and on the department website at the page:
https://www.dctv.unipd.it/didattica/master-i-livello/coordinamento-delle-professioni-sanitarie
The following are qualifications for admission to the Master:
- Three-year university diplomas in: health assistant; dietitian; applied dietetics and diet; professional educators; physiotherapist; dental hygienist; nurse; speech therapy; speech therapist; orthoptist – ophthalmology assistant; orthoptist and ophthalmology assistant; orthoptist-ophthalmology assistant; midwife; technical optics; podiatrist; nursing sciences; audiometrist technician; hearing aid technician; psychiatric and psychosocial education and rehabilitation technician; audiometry and hearing aid technician; biomedical laboratory technician; neurophysiopathology technician; orthopedic technician; biomedical laboratory health technician; medical radiology health technician; health technician for environmental and workplace prevention; neuro and psychomotor therapist of developmental age; rehabilitation therapist; neuro and psychomotor rehabilitation therapist of developmental age.
- Three-year degree in one of the following classes: SNT/4-Class of degrees in prevention health professions; SNT/2-Class of degrees in rehabilitation health professions; SNT/3-Class of degrees in technical health professions; SNT/1-Class of degrees in health professions, nursing and obstetric health professions.
- Specialist degree DM 509 in one of the following classes: SNT_SPEC/1-Class of specialist degrees in nursing and obstetric sciences; SNT_SPEC/2-Class of specialist degrees in the sciences of the health professions of rehabilitation; SNT_SPEC/3-Class of specialist degrees in the sciences of the technical health professions; SNT_SPEC/4-Class of specialist degrees in the sciences of the health professions of prevention.
- Master’s degree DM 270 in one of the following classes: LM/SNT1-Nursing and obstetric sciences; LM/SNT2-Rehabilitation sciences of the health professions; LM/SNT3-Sciences of the technical health professions; LM/SNT4-Sciences of the health professions of prevention.
- Regional School Diploma for Nursing accompanied by high school diploma/state exam of secondary school.
- Health Professions (L. 1/2002, art. 10 paragraph 1) equivalent to one of the degrees in the health professions accompanied by a high school diploma/secondary school state exam.
Teaching activities take place:
- For the Monselice location in the classrooms of the Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud in Via Albere, 30 – Monselice (PD)
- For the Padua location in Classroom B of the Physiology and Organic Chemistry Building in Via F. Marzolo, 3 – Padua (PD)
Teaching activities take place approximately on a single day of the week, Thursday for the Padua campus, Friday for the Monselice campus. Each day of lessons can include up to a maximum of 10 academic hours, approximately from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
About 30% of the courses are delivered online, either synchronously or asynchronously, simultaneously for both campuses. In these cases, the lessons take place approximately on Thursday or Friday. The curriculum specifies from the beginning which courses will take place in person and which online. There are no mixed days: each day includes lessons entirely in person or entirely online.
The internship takes place starting from the month of April (and no later than the month of August/beginning of September), subject to prior planning between the student, the University and the host company.
The final exam usually takes place in the month of October on dates communicated well in advance.