Curricular internships are learning activities that allow students to obtain credits contemplated in the course structure diagram of their degree programme, which also allow to acquire practical skills and make initial contact with the world of work.
The following information are valid for those students enrolled at the course cod. 5987
We strongly recommend students have B2-level Italian before starting a pharmacy internship. Language proficiency is essential to fully benefit from the experience, acquire professional knowledge, and pass the PPV, which is conducted in Italian. Additionally, the study materials are in Italian.
The practical evaluation internship (TPV) in pharmacy is a compulsory training activity foreseen as part of the single-cycle degree of the LM-13 class, qualifying to practice the profession of pharmacist.
The practical evaluation internship (TPV) allows to access the practical evaluative test (PPV), to carry out and pass before the final graduation exam.
The activity is included in the fifth-year teaching plan and can be carried out by students who have opted to transfer to the qualifying degree as well as by students who directly enroll in the qualifying degree.
The TPV internships are managed through the FOFI (Federation of Italian Pharmacists' Orders) platform – RUF (Federal Unified Network) https://tirocini.fofiruf.it/ following authorization received via the SOL-Internships platform of the University of Bologna.
The pharmacy hosting you for the TPV must have joined the TPV agreement established between the University and the provincial Order to which the pharmacy belongs.
You can submit a TPV request on SOL-Internships:
You may begin the TPV only after receiving authorization from the territorially competent Order via RUF.
The insurance coverage provided by Unibo is valid starting from the authorized start date of the TPV program as approved by the University.
To operate on RUF, you must request credentials from FOFI. To do so, access the RUF platform and enter your personal data to register and create your profile (the access credentials for RUF will be sent to you by FOFI via email).
You may request RUF credentials even before having obtained the prerequisites for the TPV.
N.B. Refer to the competent Pharmacists' Order for any information and/or issues related to TPV management on the RUF platform (e.g., credential assignment, platform access, information regarding TPV validation by the Order, diary-booklet download, actions required by the pharmacy tutor and/or academic tutor).
The Course provides with:
B3070 TPV Evaluation Internship LM: must be carried out continuously and full-time for a period of not less than 6 months and not more than 12 months, totaling 900 hours, at a pharmacy open to the public
or
B3839 TPV Evaluation Internship LM I.C.30 CFU=15+15CFU: must be carried out continuously and full-time for a period of no less than 450 hours (min. 3 months) at a pharmacy open to the public and for 450 hours (min. 3 months) at a hospital pharmacy. The student may choose to start the internship in a pharmacy open to the public and continue it in a hospital pharmacy and vice versa.
N.B. the student who intends to carry out the internship in a hospital pharmacy must enter B3839 TPV Evaluation Internship LM I.C. in the study plan:
In both cases, the presence in the pharmacy has to be guaranteed during the days when the pharmacy is in service, excluding public holidays. The internship cannot be carried out in structures in which you have kinship or affinity ties within the second degree with the legal manager, partner or responsible manager.
You can apply for a curricular internship in SOL internship from the fifth year of the course after having completed all the required prerequisites.
Starting in 2024/25 the following prerequisites will apply to access the internship for all students (including those who enrolled in previous academic years):
To access the evaluation internship (TPV) students must have acquired a minimum of 160 CFUs.
Before starting the internship, students must attend the seminars held every year in January.
The internship cannot be carried out in host organizations whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant).
How to find the right opportunity for you
Companies and Institutions that concluded an agreement with the University publish their offers on SOL-Internships
You have the possibility to:
apply to an existing offer;
or
consult the database of partnered Companies/Institutions in order to send a self-application.
If you need any help to prepare an effective CV, you can contact the Servizio Orientamento Campus di Rimini
In both cases:
You got in touch with a Company/Institution which is available to welcome you as an intern
Please follow the passages below to activate an internship:
Once you have submitted a TPV request on SOL-Tirocini (via self-application or with a personal offer):
For TPV in two pharmacies:
Before starting, you must always contact your academic tutor for an introductory meeting and to define the internship procedures and the completion of the diary.
During the meetings, the pharmacy Tutor must interrupt the activities so that the student confers with the Academic Tutor. The internship will resume regularly only after the meeting has taken place with a positive outcome.
No changes are permitted to the TPV activities and objectives, which will be covered by the PPV (you can download the TPV program PDF from the Attachments box).
You must communicate any variations (ex. suspension, cancellation, etc.) from the approved programme by sending an e-mail to the Internship Office with the Academic Tutor and Tutor at the Host Institution in copy c/c. Should you need to travel to locations not included in the approved programme, you can ask for the extension of the insurance by contacting the Academic Tutor by mail (with the Internship Office and Tutor at the Host Organization in copy c/c) and wait for the authorization.
During the whole internship period, you are insured against on-work injuries and third-party liability. For further information please consult theInsurance. For insurance purposes, the TPV location must be fully specified (address, street number, and municipality) in the "Address of the internship location" field.
Please contact your local Pharmacist Association for information and/or issues related to managing the TPV on the Ruf (e.g., assigning credentials, accessing the platform, information on TPV validation by the Association, downloading the diary, and actions by the pharmacy tutor and/or academic tutor).
At the end of the TPV, you must download the PDF of the diary-booklet from RUF. This is a single document that includes the daily activity log, the evaluation by the pharmacy tutor, and your final report. It must be signed by all parties involved and uploaded to SOL-Internships in the section called “registro presenze” (attendance register) to close the TPV.
Then, complete the mandatory questionnaire.
If your TPV was carried out in two pharmacies, the diary-booklet remains a single document but must be uploaded to SOL-Internships to close both TPV records.
You are required to upload the properly completed documentation to SOL-Internships, in accordance with the guidelines, at least 5 working days before the PPV you intend to take.
After the document has been verified on SOL-Internships, and before the PPV, the internship committee of your degree program will register the corresponding CFUs on AlmaEsami.
To take the PPV, you must have completed and officially recorded the TPV. The PPV must be taken within 12 months of the TPV’s official registration. You can take the PPV on the dates scheduled for each session by registering on AlmaEsami during the dedicated registration windows, after submitting your graduation application.
Safety training
The host pharmacy is responsible by law for health surveillance and safety training but students can still take the courses provided by the University in e-learning mode Module 1 - General Safety and Health training and Module 2 - Specific Safety and Health training (part I) by connecting to the Safety and Learning Service platform for carry out additional face-to-face training courses, if requested by the teaching structure to which they belong.
Practical-Evaluative Test (PPV) Domande 2025
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How can we help you: Activate and manage a curricular internship or one for the preparation for the final dissertation, in Italy and abroad, outside of international mobility programmes.
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