PhD Course (D.M.226/2021)
Human-centered Precision Medicine
COURSE SUMMARY
The PhD Programme in Human-centered Precision Medicine aims to train, through a multidisciplinary approach, highly qualified professionals capable of integrating clinical research, healthcare practice, and technological innovation, promoting a vision of precision medicine that combines scientific rigor with attention to the individual.
The programme moves beyond the traditionally reductionist approach focused on biomarkers and genetics, proposing a broader model that also considers the social, psychological, and biographical determinants of health, recognizing the patient as an individual embedded in a relational and cultural context.
PhD candidates acquire advanced theoretical and methodological skills that enable them to independently carry out high-level clinical and translational research, integrating biological, technological, and narrative data in the design of personalized care pathways.
At the end of the programme, graduates will be able to pursue academic careers or take on positions of responsibility in hospitals, healthcare organizations, research centres, and health institutions, contributing to the development of evidence-based practices, the design of clinical trials, the assessment of health technologies, and the analysis of complex clinical data to support clinical and organizational decision-making.
The course in brief
OVERVIEW
The programme covers a wide range of specialised fields, including:
- Molecular pathology and oncological biomarkers;
- Diagnostic pathology;
- Geriatrics/gerontology;
- Thrombosis and hemostasis;
- Clinical immunology/internal medicine;
- Gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy;
- Infectious diseases with a focus on HIV;
- Service psychiatry and outcomes evaluation;
- Robotic surgery and AI;
- Functional urology;
- Oncological cranial neurosurgery;
- Thyroid/parathyroid surgery with complication reduction;
- Pediatric diabetology;
- High-precision radiotherapy;
- Early imaging biomarkers in neuro-oncology, neurodegeneration, and developmental pathologies;
- Advanced neuroradiology: neuro-oncology, neurodegeneration, effects of radiation treatment on the CNS;
- Pathophysiology of acute respiratory failure; invasive and non-invasive ventilation;
- Intensive care: acute kidney injury; extracorporeal organ support;
- Epidemiology, public health, maternal and child health;
- Nursing sciences and education;
- Nanomedicine and cell biology;
- Integration of deep learning with topological data analysis in clinical settings.
- MEDS-04/A - Pathological Anatomy;
- MEDS-05/A - Internal Medicine;
- MEDS-10/A - Gastroenterology;
- MEDS-10/B - Infectious Diseases;
- MEDS-11/A - Psychiatry;
- MEDS-13/C - Cardiac Surgery;
- MEDS-14/C - Urology;
- MEDS-15/A - Neurosurgery;
- MEDS-18/A - Otorhinolaryngology;
- MEDS-20/A - General and Specialist Paediatrics;
- MEDS-22/A - Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy;
- MEDS-22/B - Neuroradiology;
- MEDS-23/A - Anaesthesiology;
- MEDS-24/B - Hygiene and public health;
- MEDS-24/C - General and Clinical Nursing Sciences;
- BIOS-12/A - Human Anatomy;
- MATH-02/B - Geometry.
To apply for the PhD programme, you must have:
- a specialist or master's degree in Medicine and Surgery under DM 270/2004 (class LM-41) or
a degree in Medicine and Surgery issued under the previous regulations; - an equivalent academic qualification in Medicine and Surgery obtained abroad (master's degree) that allows admission to the PhD program in the education system or in the country of issue and that is considered suitable by the selection committee for the sole purpose of accessing the course. More information can be found through CIMEA/NARIC - Centro Informazioni Mobilità Equivalenze Accademiche: Banca dati dei sistemi universitari.
Students selected by special committees for specific international mobility programmes in which the University of Trento participates may also apply.
The admission call indicates:
- admission requirements;
- deadlines;
- admission procedure;
- details of the funded positions;
- availability of scholarships.
The call for applications for the 42nd cycle will be published on this page starting in late spring 2026.
