Adnkronos Roma, 18 mar. (Adnkronos Salute) – La Società italiana di anestesia, analgesia, rianimazione e terapia intensiva (Siaarti) accoglie con interesse l'approvazione definitiva della riforma dell'accesso ai corsi di laurea in Medicina e chirurgia, odontoiatria e Medicina veterinaria e si rende disponibile a collaborare con il ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (Mur) per l'attuazione delle iniziative di orientamento nelle scuole secondarie superiori.
Uno degli aspetti qualificanti della riforma – spiega la società scientifica in una nota – è proprio l'attività di orientamento, che rappresenta un'opportunità concreta per avvicinare gli studenti alle discipline sanitarie, promuovendo la consapevolezza dell’importanza e il fascino di specialità mediche come l'Anestesia e rianimazione. Siaarti ritiene fondamentale sensibilizzare i giovani sulla necessità di coltivare una vocazione verso queste specializzazioni, cruciali per il sistema sanitario e per la gestione delle emergenze ad alta complessità.
"We are ready to offer our contribution in the field of school orientation - says Elena Bignami, president of Siaarti - so that students can make more informed and motivated choices towards healthcare professions, especially those in the critical area". Alongside the opportunities offered by the reform, some concerns remain. The Siaarti president expresses doubts about the ability of universities to guarantee quality teaching and adequate practical training with the increase in admitted students. "Such high numbers - observes Bignami - risk compromising the quality of classroom teaching and practical training in internships, with possible repercussions on the level of preparation of future doctors and specialists. We are not convinced that this new organizational structure can really guarantee an effective right to study and fair training for everyone, especially for the practical part".
Further fears are raised by the combined provisions of this reform and the provisions of the so-called 'Calabria Decree' and subsequent measures, which allow medical specialists, starting from the second year of their course, to participate in competitions for hiring in healthcare companies. "If adequate attention is not paid to the quality of training - warns the Siaarti president - the risk is that young doctors will see not only the years of actual training reduced, but also their preparation due to overcrowding and the need to immediately enter a world of work characterized by a lack of staff. This - she adds - could have negative repercussions on the quality of healthcare, especially in highly complex disciplines such as ours".
Siaarti believes that it is time to open a broader reflection on the length of the training course in Medicine and Surgery and on specialization. "We could imagine a degree course in Medicine reduced to 4 years, with a specialization course lasting another 4 years: the first 2 without the possibility of employment and the last 2 with increasing professional autonomy - suggests Bignami - This could be a way to guarantee more targeted and quality training, avoiding the risk of doctors trained in a short time but with inadequate skills".
Siaarti hopes that the legislative decrees implementing the reform will take these critical issues into account and is available for a constructive discussion with the institutions to identify solutions that can combine increased access with the necessary guarantee of educational quality.