“The limited number in Medicina must be changed. This was announced by the new Minister of University and Research, Maria Cristina Messa”, reports Consulcesi. “We have been supporting it for years – declares Massimo Tortorella, president of the legal network that assists health professionals and students – It is unfair that to decide the ability to attend the Faculty of Medicine is a test of only 90 minutes and, moreover, full of irregularities “. But Consulcesi’s invitation now is to “think of the army of the excluded”.
“This year – Tortorella recalls in a note – in addition to the irregularities that involved the use of mobile phones during the test, the violation of delivery times and the anonymity of students, in addition to the conflict of interest between the representatives of the Orders of the doctors who were part of the Commission with the role of defining the available places, there were serious errors in the test itself, which compromised the performance of the test and the attribution of scores. However, the ministry canceled only one question out of 4 wrong questions. The patch was worse than the hole and reveals the inadequacy of a system that is not based on meritocracy and which uses totally inadequate selection tools “.
“I am happy that the possibility of changing the rules of a game that is anything but meritocratic is finally being seriously considered”, highlights Tortorella. “But what will become of the thousands of excluded children?”, He asks himself. “We know that many of these will try again next year, maybe they will enter university and become valid professionals. For years with Consulcesi we have been following thousands of doctors and many of these have entered after various attempts, or through an appeal and today they are illustrious and esteemed professionals. The Consulcesi information desk regarding the closed number was immediately inundated with reports regarding improper performance of the test. In this regard – confirms the president – our experts are already working to prepare the various appeals within the time limits established by law ” .