title: Viewpoint: Climbing the academic ladder in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Second Faculty of Medicine, University La Sapienza, Ospedale S. Andrea, Rome, Italy. francesco.cosentino@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cosentino
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Francia
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D002309:Cardiology; D002322:Career Mobility; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013663:Teaching