Guidance and Tutoring - Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine
The Faculty is responsible for promoting, managing, and coordinating services aimed at students, with particular reference to incoming and ongoing guidance (Article 12, paragraph 1, letter k of the Statute).
Tutoring and Guidance are essential activities, aiming on the one hand to facilitate access to university studies (Guidance), and on the other hand to ensure the completion of the degree within the established time frame and with an acquisition of know-how and skills in line with the educational project (Tutoring).
In addition to guidance and tutoring services, there is the possibility to participate in Placement activities (so-called Outgoing Guidance) aimed at facilitating the transition from university education to the workforce.
As stipulated by Article 1 of the Statute, paragraph 101: “Sapienza promotes tutoring and training paths tailored to the needs of students, through quality teaching, carried out directly or in partnership with other institutions, also delivered online and aimed at full-time and part-time students, working students, or specific categories of users.”
Guidance and Tutoring Actions of the Faculty
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine within the Strategic Plan adopted by Sapienza, engages in guidance and tutoring, promoting and enhancing the following actions:
- Incoming guidance;
- Ongoing guidance;
- Educational tutoring;
Additionally, it envisions initiatives for guidance and promotion of educational opportunities and job prospects targeted at specific areas of interest.
Incoming Tutoring
Incoming Tutoring is aimed at students who have enrolled in a first or second cycle degree program, providing welcome services, information dissemination, and assistance with the services available to enrolled students.
Main objective: WELCOME, INFORM, AND ASSIST.
Suggested actions include:
- Freshman welcome
- Informative tutoring
- International tutoring
Ongoing Tutoring
Ongoing Tutoring is aimed at students enrolled in a first or second cycle degree program.
Main objectives:
- Identify obstacles that may slow down or interrupt the student’s study path.
- Design and implement targeted and specific actions to remove these obstacles or facilitate progress in the presence of significant blocks or slowdowns. These actions focus on the individual student’s study difficulties.
Promoted actions include:
- Recovery of Additional Educational Obligations (OFA)
- Specialized tutoring (support for students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (DSA))
- Methodological tutoring (psychological counseling)
Educational Tutoring
Educational Tutoring is directed at students within a single course (or group of similar courses) or a single degree program (or similar programs, educational area).
The main objective is to enhance learning.
Promoted actions include:
- Disciplinary tutoring
- Educational innovation
- Cross-disciplinary tutoring
Educational Tutors coordinate with the President of the relevant Study Course and, for support in learning specific subjects, are overseen by the professors responsible for the subjects under educational tutoring.
Faculty Commission for Guidance and Tutoring (CORET)
Our Faculty, for all thematic areas it covers - Pharmaceutical Area, Healthcare Professions Area, Biotechnology Area, Medical Area - utilizes a dedicated Commission, the Faculty CORET.
Functions:
- Coordination of Department Representatives
- Relations with the CORET Delegate and Vice-Rector for Orientation and Tutoring Policies of the Faculty
- Directing activities of the Faculty Super Tutor
The Faculty CORET Commission consists of:
- Prof. Mariangela Biava – Vice Dean and Representative of the Pharmacy Area (Coordinator);
- Prof. Nevena Skroza – Delegate for the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine within CORET;
- Prof. Esterina Pascale – Representative for the Healthcare Professions Area;
- Prof. Marco Tripodi – Representative for the Biotechnology Area;
- Prof. Claudio Di Cristofano – Representative for the Master's Degrees in Medicine and Surgery Area;
- Dr. Vincenzo Mancino – Academic Manager;
- Dr. Piero Manganini – Administrative Delegate;
- Dr. Francesca Giglio – Faculty Super Tutor;
- Ms. Agnese Di Tano - Student representative for the pharmaceutical and healthcare professions area;
- Ms. Maria Camilla Palumbo - Student representative for the medical area Latina;
- Mr. Federico Barrotta - Student representative for the medical area Policlinico.
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES
- Support the Presidents of the Study Courses
- Coordinate the activity of the Tutors
They are identified for each department (based on the number of courses affiliated).
Orientation and tutoring activities include:
- Publicize initiatives through relevant websites and social media channels;
- Inform the Department Council of the activities planned annually and the results achieved by the relevant Study Courses;
- Organize the initial mandatory training for tutors, prepare a preliminary program for the use of tutoring hours;
- Validate the monthly activity sheets compiled by the tutor, prepare the final report.
These activities are carried out in function and support of the PRESIDENTS OF THE STUDY COURSES affiliated with the various Departments.
FACULTY SUPER TUTOR
Our Faculty utilizes a professional tasked with:
- Supporting the implementation of the University Orientation and Tutoring Plan for the academic year 2021-2022 and subsequent years;
- Preparing monthly reports on the implementation status of the University Orientation and Tutoring Plan for the academic year 2021-2022 and subsequent years;
- Conducting statistical monitoring of student career data and the effectiveness indicators of orientation and tutoring actions;
- Participating in meetings scheduled by the Faculty and University, adhering to deadlines periodically communicated by the Faculty Orientation and Tutoring Delegate and/or the Vice-Rector for Orientation and Tutoring Policies.
For the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, this role is filled by Psychologist-Psychotherapist, Dr. Francesca Giglio.