Overview

About the program

The main objective of the PhD in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine, Pathology, and Cutting-Edge Therapeutics at Sapienza University of Rome is to train researchers expert in cardiovascular diseases, able to broaden the knowledge of applied artificial intelligence, to identify innovative diagnostic and therapeutic solutions to complex problems, through the implementation of miniaturized equipment for the tele-monitoring and follow-up of treated patients.

A point of excellence of DigiCardioPaTh is the institution of an international network that allows the PhD student to benefit from an inter-disciplinary and transnational approach, also through a minimum 1-year period of stay in other agreed campi of the consortium.

Programme Structure

The educational program comprises institutional advanced courses in:

advanced non-invasive and invasive diagnostic methodology of the most common cardiovascular diseases (e.g. coronary atherosclerosis, heart valve disease, arrhythmias, etc.)
machine learning applied to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
tools and techniques for the tele-monitoring
advanced analysis of the cardiovascular imaging (e.g. assessment of coronary shear-stress, plaque burden, functional impact of coronary stenoses, etc.)
models predictive of the impact of interventional cardiovascular procedures
educational courses in advanced statistical analysis (SPSS, R, etc.)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-22 00:00:00

More details

additional admission round: October 13

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Medicine Pathology View 7 other PhDs in Pathology in Italy

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be admitted to a PhD programme, students must hold a Master's degree programme or a recognised foreign qualification.

Admission procedure:

Qualifications assessment
Research project
Oral interview

Required documentation

research project
letter of introduction (by a teacher)
list of publications
description of previous research experience
letter of motivation (by the candidate)
Curriculum Vitae

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.

students enrolling in PhD programmes are only required to pay the annual regional fee of €140 and a stamp duty of €16

Living costs for Roma

850 - 1450 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.