The Harvey Medical school is demanding, especially in the first years. This page gives an overview of support available to Harvey students. This includes study guidance, tutoring, exam preparation tools, academic writing training, and support to improve overall wellbeing.
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Teacher: Prof. De Jonge Hugo
This pre-term course prepares new Harvey students for academic writing tasks and supports the transition to university study by strengthening planning and study skills.
Since short essays on medical and scientific topics are part of the assessment format in the Harvey Medicine Course throughout the programme, this course helps new students to understand what to expect and how to academically perform effectively and efficiently.
Essay Writing Technique is not a mandatory course, but it is strongly suggested if you need to focus on transition from a high-school study method to a university one.
What you will learn
- How to write short essays on medical/scientific topics
- Format, style, grammar, syntax, and clarity
- Correct referencing and citation (avoiding plagiarism)
- How to use reference managers, information databases, and academic resources
- How to interpret exam requirements and expectations of review committees (and, later, funding bodies)
Why it matters
A key aim is to build awareness of academic expectations so you can prepare more effectively, understand course materials better, and perform more confidently in written assessments.
The Study Support Service (“Sportello 3Esse”) is a learning coaching desk focused on study method and exam organization, coordinated by the University Orientation Centre.
How it works
- Individual meetings
- Online via Google Meet
Topics covered
- Study strategies: memorization, highlighting, repetition, mind maps, summaries, note-taking
- Time management: attention, concentration, materials organization
- Building an effective exam plan
- Stress and anxiety management
Information and appointments
Tutoring activities provide structured help with course-related questions, study planning, and exam preparation, typically as group sessions.
Activities are proposed by teachers on a yearly basis, are guided by higher years’ students, PhD students and Postdocs. Please, check with the teacher of the course you are interested in!
Tutors are selected through a call. Interested to become yourself a tutor and help your younger course mates? Look here!
The project “I want to stay in UNIPV” offers a structured support system for students facing academic doubts or personal difficulties that may impact their academic progress.
Professors and tutors work with students—sometimes one-to-one—to build strategies for success and overcome challenges.
What the project offers
- Exam simulations with practical sessions
- Peer-to-peer learning with student mentors
- Study method support, especially for large first-year subjects
- Orientation & reorientation
- Psychological counselling to manage stress and transitions
Use digital tools to review course content, practice, challenge yourself, consolidate key concepts and go deeper.
Here you will find a link to a pdf with links to multiple resources.
Are you struggling with study planning or specific exams? If you’re unsure which support option fits your needs, start with Sportello 3Esse or the “I Want to Stay in UNIPV” project—both can help you identify priorities and a plan.