Università Cattolica Rome: medicine, health sciences and management in Italy's capital
The Cattolica's Rome campus houses the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 'Agostino Gemelli' and the Gemelli University Hospital — one of Italy's largest university hospitals. With 5,000 students, 15 programmes and an 80% employment rate, it is the leading private choice for studying medicine and health sciences in Rome.
Cattolica Rome: medical excellence at the Gemelli Hospital, Italy's largest private university hospital
The Rome campus of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the leading Italian private university's specialist branch in the capital, with approximately 5,000 students and 15 degree programmes in medicine and surgery, health sciences, and health economics and management. The Roman campus is located at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 'Agostino Gemelli' — one of Italy's largest and most important university hospitals — guaranteeing medical and health profession students a first-rate clinical training.
The Agostino Gemelli University Hospital is a national and international healthcare reference point, with departments of excellence in neurosurgery, oncology, cardiac surgery and emergency medicine. For medical students, the opportunity to train in a university hospital of this level is a unique educational opportunity in the Italian private university landscape.
The employment rate is 80%, with career paths in Italy's leading healthcare facilities and internationally. 5% of students are international. The Catholic values approach is reflected in particular attention to the human dimension of care, bioethics and the social responsibility of healthcare professionals.
Academic Areas
Cattolica Rome by the numbers
From 1961 to the Gemelli: Catholic medicine in Rome and Italy's largest private hospital
The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore was established in Rome in 1961, simultaneously with the construction of the 'Agostino Gemelli' Hospital — named after the Cattolica's founder, physician and Franciscan Agostino Gemelli — which rapidly became one of the capital's leading university hospitals.
Over the decades, the Gemelli Hospital developed as a centre of clinical and research excellence, with leading positions in numerous medical and surgical specialisms. The Cattolica's Rome campus thus acquired a very high-level reputation in the Italian medical training landscape, attracting students from across the country.
The Gemelli Hospital is also celebrated for having treated Pope John Paul II after the 1981 assassination attempt. In more recent years the campus has expanded its offering with health economics and management programmes, responding to growing demand for professionals capable of managing the organisational and financial complexities of the health system.
FAQ — Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Roma
Study medicine in Rome: useful resources for your journey
Cattolica Rome is the excellence choice among Italian universities for those wishing to study medicine and health sciences at one of Europe's largest university hospitals. Explore the guide to private universities in Italy and discover everything about living and studying in Italy.
