Consulcesi, after the flop test Medicine, more than half give up the coat

Years spent studying chasing the dream of a white coat, and then 90 minutes of testing to risk throwing it away. Having failed the entrance exam, the majority of disappointed aspiring doctors are forced to plan B: choose another Faculty and then study for another profession; attend a Faculty similar to Medicine to try their luck the following year; escape from Italy trying to fulfill oneself away from home. Consulcesi underlines this, who conducted an investigation on the options left to the 45 thousand candidates to the Faculty of Medicine who did not pass the “lottery” of entrance tests. It turns out that “over 60% of excluded candidates resign and enroll in a Faculty other than the one they dreamed of – reports the health professions support network – 20% start studying with the aim of retrying the tests the following year ; 10% go to study abroad, while the rest opt ​​for a sabbatical or even give up their degree permanently “. “But there is another way, that of recourse”, says the president of Consulcesi, Massimo Tortorella. A way thanks to which “the student, often a victim of irregularities during the test, can be able to enter the Faculty of Medicine as he has dreamed and worked for years. a very long experience – highlights the president – managing to obtain important results for many aspiring doctors who can today be defined as ex-excluded “. “It is unfair that a deserving student is penalized by a ‘cross’ test that is completely unsuitable for selecting the best candidates – urges Tortorella – And it is not fair that in a country that has had a serious shortage of health workers for years aspiring white coats are excluded. This is why we have been offering our legal support for years “, concludes the head of Consulcesi. There are only a few weeks left to present a formal appeal, the association recalls. For information, you can access the information desk www.numerochiuso.info/ or call the toll-free number 800189091.