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Final International Conference Irkutsk , October 15-19, 2012

Project TEMPUS IV 159328 – 1 – 2009 – FR – TEMPUS - SMHES Life Long Learning Framework for Medical Teaching Staff. Final International Conference Irkutsk , October 15-19, 2012.

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Final International Conference Irkutsk , October 15-19, 2012

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  1. Project TEMPUS IV 159328 – 1 – 2009 – FR – TEMPUS - SMHES Life Long Learning Framework for Medical Teaching Staff Final International Conference Irkutsk, October 15-19, 2012 Self-assessment, evaluation and accreditation of the ItalianUniversity System. The new recruitment system for ItalianUniversityMedicalTeaching Staff…isitworth? Prof. Stefano Elia, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Rome Tor Vergata University, Italy Tempus Coordinator

  2. Italian System of Education High School Bachelor Degree 3 years Master of Science 2 years PhD programs One-cycle courses (5 or 6 years) Architecture/Law/Medicine

  3. Italian University System First Reform: 1999 Law n.509 By-laws and rules AUTONOMY Financial Teaching Organizational

  4. From 2006 (law no.262) Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (ANVUR) National Agency for Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes

  5. Law n.240/December 30, 2010 Rules in the organization of universities, academic personnel and recruitment, and committment to the Government to enhance the quality and efficacy of the university system.

  6. ANVUR provides: Touniversities: a pattern forQualityAssurance (QA) and pathwaystoteaching and administrative staff foradequatedevelopment. Useful information finalizedtobettereducation and research Tostudycourses and researchunits: comparisonkeystoimprove the qualityoftheiractivity. To the MinistryofEducation, University and Research (MIUR): useful information for the National Planning. To the students: useful information fortheirchoices. To the working world: info on the qualityofprogrammes and graduates To the society: information on the activityofnationaluniversities

  7. Definitionofterms Qualityis the abilityto “change” and improve the valueof a good or a service (addedvalue) or reachexcellentresultscomparedto a baseline standard. Namely the distancebetweenpre-establishedgoals and achievedreults. QualityAssurance (QA) allactivitiesaiming at producinganadequatebeliefthatallgoals in education and researchwillbeachieved and effective. Auditof QA is the verificationprocessfor the QA procedures, itmaybeinternal (within the university) or external and isneverperformedbyexpertswho are involved in the QA process.

  8. Definitionofterms • Accreditationis the formalrecognitionby a “third party” that a single institutionhas the competence and media tofulfillitstasks. The accreditationofuniversityeducationhas 3 maingoals: • Toensurethat upper educationinstitutionscomplywith the minimum qualitystandards • The autonomous, responsible and reliableactionbyuniversities in the useof public fundsallocatedforeducation and researchpurposes. • The continuousimprovement in the qualityofeducation and researchaction

  9. InitialAccreditationauthorizes a single university or a studycourseto start theiractivity : • The institutionpreparesself-assessmentdocumentbased on its QA with the competenceofparitheticteachers’-students’ committeeandevaluationcommittee. • An externalevaluationofself-assessmentdocumentsisperformedevenby a visitto the institution and a report isprepared. • Such report isanalyzedby the accreditation authority and decisionisfinallytaken. • PeriodicalAccreditation • Re-assessment

  10. International context and Italian pattern ofrules Standards and guidelinesfor QA in the European upper level educational area (ESG-ENQA 2005) and recommendationbyEuropeanParliament and Councilhavebeentakeninto account asfollows: Encouragingallinstitutionsto introduce a rigorousqualitycertification system Encouragingallcertficating and accreditatingagenciestofulfill the criteriadefinedbyrecommendation 98/561/CE

  11. Law n.240/December 30, 2010 A system ofaccreditationofuniversities and studycoursesisintroducedbased on the useofspecificindicatorsdefinedby ANVUR toverifyifuniversitiesfulfilldidactic, structural, organizational, teachers’ qualification and qualificationofresearchactivity, and finallyeconomic-financialsustainabilityrequirements.

  12. QA ofstudycourseisperformedby the compilation of the annual report of the studycourseformwhichcontains information concerning: • Educational goals • Educational request • Expectedresults • Student’s experience • Educational environment • Erificationprocedures • Educational results • Organizationof the studycourse and QA

  13. Externalevaluationofuniversities: procedures, criteria,indicators and parametersforaccreditation and periodicalassessment. • Teachingrequirements and teachingqualification: • 4 teachers per annum • Refereeteachers

  14. Law n.240/December 30, 2010 Art.16, comma 1. The national scientific qualification is instituted. It is valid for a 4-year term and asks for specific and distinct rerquirements to achieve the functions of associate or full professor.

  15. This recent legislation has substantially modified the recruitment system for academic staff in Italy. The new procedure is based on a national competition for the National Scientific Qualification (abilitazione), which from now on is required to enter Italian universities as associate or full professor. The qualification, comparable to the French "qualification", is granted by National Committees, one for each group of disciplines (a total of around 200 distinct groups). All committees shall be made up of five members, four affiliated to Italian universities and one affiliated to a foreign university in an OECD country.

  16. ANVUR is in charge to produce a list of at least four eligible foreign members for each academic discipline. For each field of research, the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research will randomly extract among them the member that will actually participate to the Committee.

  17. Candidates shall be Full Professors complying with criteria of scientific excellence. They need to be positioned in the best 50% of the distribution of scientific production indicators, as defined by ANVUR. The committees will serve for two years, during which two rounds of evaluations will occur.

  18. Scientific production indicators • Number of scientific articles published on indexed reviews • Number of citations in the overall scientific production • Contemporary h index

  19. Scientific area Subgroup of Scientific disciplines Median value of Articles published in indexed periodicals Median value of citations in the overall scentific production Median value of Hirrsch index 06/E1 Cardiac Thoracic Vascular 36,5 613 13 Table 1 – Median values for candidates to be members of national committees for national scientific qualification

  20. Scientific area Subgroup of Scientific disciplines Median value of Articles published in indexed periodicals Median value of citations in the overall scentific production Median value of Hirrsch index 06/E1 Cardiac Thoracic Vascular 36,5 21,51 9 Table 2 – Median values for candidates to national scientific qualification for full professorship

  21. Scientific area Subgroup of Scientific disciplines Median value of Articles published in indexed periodicals Median value of citations in the overall scentific production Median value of Hirrsch index 06/E1 Cardiac Thoracic Vascular 22 10,88 7 Table 3 – Median values for candidates to national scientific qualification for associate professorship

  22. The MIUR invites the nationalcommitteestofollow the establishedcriteria in the selectionofcandidatestoprofessorship.

  23. Critical issues In the newrecruitment system no mentionismadeconcerning the evaluationofteaching and, foruniversitymedicalteaching staff, oftheirprofessionalskills.

  24. Critical issues In the verynext future wemighthaveexcellentwriters, peerreviewersbutvery bad teachers and physicians………mightwe?

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