Right from its first edition, the theoret ical part of the course has also benefited from the precious collaboration of the “Sleepiness and road safety” Commission set up at the AIMS, “Associazione Italiana Medicina del Sonno” (the Italian Sleep Medicine Association), which involved the students in an interesting speech on the risks of falling asleep at the wheel and the link between sleepiness and road accidents, explaining that: “Sleepiness and tiredness are often a consequence of young people’s lifestyle as they sometimes drive long distances to reach the “trendiest” clubs and this leads to sleepiness, which accumulates even more if the driver has drunk alcohol or taken drug or medicines.