Admission procedure

2026/2027 Admissions to the II level Master in Structural Interventional Cardiology 

Applications are open.

The deadline to apply, through the online application portal PICA, is September 15th 2026 (master code: _______________)

Eligible candidates hold:

1. Degree in Medicine and Surgery
2. Qualification to practice
3. Best suited candidates hold a Specialization in Cardiology and/or Heart Surgery.

To be able to participate in the II level Master in Structural Interventional Cardiology, the candidate must prove to be autonomous in coronary interventional cardiology (Certification of the sending center; at least 50 PCIs as first operator)

International Candidates are additionally requested to provide:

1. Legalized translation of the Degree Diploma.
2. Declaration of Value (to be issued by the Italian Embassy/Consulate where the degree was obtained) or the Statement of Comparability.

To start a new application, click on PICA.CINECA.UNISR (master code: _____________) 

In order to complete your application, please prepare the following documents in PDF format (max 30Mbyte) to be uploaded:

1. Passport
2. Degree along with final grade and legalized translation
3. Declaration of Value / Cimea Statement of Comparability
4. Transcripts
5. Certification of sending institute stating at least 50 PCIs performed
6. CV
7. Pubblications

Should you not be able to complete your application in one session, you can access the admission portal several times in order to do so.

Once the application is submitted, you will receive a confimation email/integration request from UniSR Master Office.

Evaluation and feedback will take place once admissions will be closed, starting from September 15th, 2026.

A professional medical insurance will be requested upon enrollment.

The access to the Master Program is subject to an evaluation of the candidate's academic and professional titles and it is followed by an interview.

The Evaluation Board will use the following criteria to establish the Admission Ranking:

• Academic career (graduation grade, marks in the relevant exams, relevance of the degree thesis): up to 6 points;
• Specialization/residency in Cardiology (up to 2 points), Heart Surgery (up to 1 point)
• Professional/scientific profile and experience (seniority, related scientific publications, any other qualifications): up to 6 points.
•  Interview to be carried out remotely: up to 6 points.

Once the qualifications-based evaluation is complete, in the section Admissions Ranking and Enrollment you will find the ranking list with admitted candidates, followed by candidates who are suitable but not high enough in the ranking and subsequentely, candidates who are not admitted.