Medicine: online platform launched to help students prepare for the ‘filter semester’; exam simulations also available for students

From words to action. Having included a focus on practical sessions in the new syllabuses for the ‘filter semester’ subjects in Medicine (particularly Physics), the tool to carry them out is now here.

At least in part: the free platform www.semestreaperto-medodovet.it is now online. It has been promoted by the Conference of Rectors (CRUI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Universities and developed by the inter-university consortium CISIA.

The tool is completely free and designed to complement university lectures. Exercises and tests covering the secondary school chemistry, physics and biology syllabuses are already available, enabling students to assess their prior knowledge before the start of the semester.

Training modules will also be uploaded shortly. Once lessons begin, practice exercises based on the 2026/27 syllabus will be made available — the same teaching units on which students will be examined. It will then be possible to simulate the exams, in terms of the types of questions and the duration of the test.

The platform has not been created from scratch. It complements the tools already in use as part of the Mood project, which has been promoted by the Permanent Conferences of the degree programmes in Medicine and Dentistry since 2024.