School of Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences

Welcome
Handbook

Integrated Master´s in Medicine

Introduction

Dear student of the Integrated Master’s in Medicine,¶ It is with great pleasure that we present you with this Welcome Handbook.¶ This document aims to provide essential information and important guidance for your academic experience and to facilitate your integration into the hospital environment.¶ We hope that this handbook will be a useful tool and that you have a rewarding and enriching academic experience at our institution.¶ We are available to clarify any doubts that may arise during your journey.
Reasons for choosing medical education at UFP
Message from Prof. Doutor Salvato Trigo
Fundação Fernando Pessoa President

Medical education for the future must extend beyond knowledge of biomedical sciences. The future of medicine is linked with the development of professional values and behaviours that rely on constant updates on knowledge and clinical skills. These skills will be enhanced by advancements in digital diagnostic technologies, such as molecular or imaging technology, and challenged by Artificial Intelligence, genomics, and robotics. These advancements will enable early disease detection and increase the chances of successful treatment or cure.
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The exponential growth of biotechnology, scientific research on the human microbiome, and its genetic and epigenetic analysis will stimulate personalized medicine of predictive prognosis and timely preventive diagnosis. This is possible through the use of telemedicine and “digiceuticals,” which increase the effectiveness of medical procedures, ensuring greater therapeutic safety for the patient.
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The medical education program proposed by UFP addresses these challenges by leading students in our integrated master’s degree in medicine towards optimizing health and well-being, understanding the mechanisms of disease, and seeking preventive and/or therapeutic interdisciplinary approaches more tailored to individuals. Students are individually considered as the centre of health systems and suited to the community, as the recipient of care and the source of human and financial resources that support them.
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Our medical education program is developed spirally over six years of training, using integrated teaching and learning methodologies based on clinical cases, both simulated and real, permanently intersecting knowledge from the basic sciences, which explains the human organs’ systems, with knowledge of bio-functional systems and medical sciences. We immerse students in the clinical activity environment of HE, allowing them to prepare scientifically and technically for complementary clinical rotations in hospitals and primary care units of the National Health Service, established with us by protocol.
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This early exposure to healthcare environments, primary, secondary, and tertiary, allows students to participate in the acquisition of knowledge and humanized communication skills between the patient and the doctor. They observe doctors’ ethical and deontological posture in the research of relevant data for the construction of clinical reasoning and the doctors’ awareness with the centrality of the patient. They also observe doctors prescribing auxiliary and complementary means of diagnosis within the framework of a thoughtful management of economic and financial resources and the environmental sustainability of health systems.
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The doctor of the future needs training in areas such as negotiation, leadership, personnel management, and organizational behaviour, in addition to scientific knowledge and specific technical skills. They also need to be familiar with statistical concepts so that they can read medical literature without difficulty, develop and interpret epidemiological studies, carry out scientific research, and publish their results. They also need to understand how health services and systems are organized, how they are funded, and how they work. They need more and more literacy in the most pertinent legal aspects of medical responsibility and practice.
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The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has digital environments for teaching, learning, and scientific research, including medical simulation laboratories, digital 3D anatomy and surgery training centres, genomic medicine laboratory, and clinical studies centre, affiliated with national and international pharmaceutical industries.
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A PhD-qualified and distinguished faculty with national and international recognition is responsible for teaching medical students. The faculty members combine lecturing and research with clinical practice, providing them with exceptional qualifications for medical training based on the presentation and discussion of clinical cases using problem-based learning (PBL).
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The study program adheres to the guidelines and recommendations of the World Federation for Medical Education and complies with Directive 2005/36/EC, which regulates training in medicine in the common European space of higher education.
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Valuing clinical exposure in a community environment allows for direct contact with the real needs of populations, enhancing students awareness of public health, lifestyle, and social medicine.
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Upon completion of the 6-year program and a successful dissertation presentation, students are awarded a Master’s degree in Medicine. They become qualified to enrol in the respective professional order, practice medicine, and apply for internships in the medical specialties available in the EU health systems.
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Fernando
Pessoa
Foundation

Fernando Pessoa Education and Culture Foundation (FFP), established by notarial deed on February 12, 1988, is the founding entity body of University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), School of Health Sciences (ESS-FP), and the teaching Fernando Pessoa Hospital (HE).

FFP aims to develop activities promoting education and higher education; culture, scientific research and knowledge transfer; professional and corporate training; health education, healthcare provision; environmental protection and community outreach.

You can find more information at:
https://www.fundacaofernandopessoa.pt/

University
Fernando
Pessoa

University Fernando Pessoa (UFP) was recognized as a public interest organization by the Portuguese State in July 1996 and it is the result of a pioneering higher education project initiated in the 1980’s with the creation of two higher education institutes that provided its structural basis. Today, the University has around five thousand students and is organized in three faculties (Health Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, Science and Technology), one School of Health Sciences and one autonomous unit (Ponte de Lima College). Being a foundational University, UFP has never been market oriented. It has managed to develop into a solid private higher education institution with a strong academic focus and a constant concern with quality maintenance and improvement in what concerns its teaching, research and extension project.

For more information, please visit:  “About UFP“

To be recognized as a University that innovates in knowledge and teaching methods.

To contribute to the human enrichment of the country by helping to educate citizens who are entrepreneurial, scientifically well-prepared, culturally evolved, socially engaged, and ethically committed.

– Permanently deepen the quality of education;
– Provide higher education in the areas of humanities and social sciences, science and technology, and health sciences;
– Prepare students for active and civic life with respect for ethics and human rights;
– Stimulate cultural creation and encourage research and scientific investigation;
– Promote lifelong learning and contribute to the social and economic development of the country;
– Foster internationalization initiatives and promote cultural, scientific, and technical exchanges with similar institutions.

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School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (EMCB) is an organic unit of UFP, which will integrate the Integrated Master’s in Medicine (MIM). The 1st year of the Integrated Master in Medicine will have the training activities, in 2023-2024, in the HE facilities. From 2024-2025, the EMCB will have its own building on the Gondomar campus, next to the HE, which will continue to be the anchor hospital for clinical training of students of the course.

For more information about MIM, please visit: Here

Fernando
Pessoa
Hospital

The Fernando Pessoa Hospital (HE) was inaugurated on December 4, 2012, and commenced its activities in January 2013, in the city of Gondomar.

It was designed during the academic years of 2009- 2010 and 2010-2011, at the Laboratory of Studies and Projects of UFP, through a collaborative effort between the faculty and students of architecture, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and computer engineering from the FCT. The HE is a modern healthcare facility with over 200 inpatient beds and outpatient services in the medical and surgical specialties required of a teaching hospital for dedicated healthcare professionals, following the best clinical practices and the best available scientific evidence.

For more information, please visit:  https://he.ufp.pt.

Support services within HE

A fully equiped covered outdoor area.

Designed and properly equipped for the teaching of human anatomy and for advanced training and education in all types of surgery.

Administrative support for students and teachers of the Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine.

In addition to physical copies, students have access to the Digital Library B-on, and other digital resources, a multifunctional printing, copying, and scanning system.

With 240 seats, the Auditorium is equipped with audio and image technologies, with a streaming channel to the operating theatre and the anatomy and experimental surgery centre, allowing real-time interactivity between the surgical teams and the audience.

Provides internal support/helpdesk service and configuration of access to the wireless network provided by FFP.

Snack bar with several options people can to choose from.

The laboratories are used to teach medical students and introduce them to research, and for the scientific development of health professionals.

Cafeteria with self-produced food available every day at lunch.

Rooms are equipped with advanced sound, video, projection system technologies and simulation.

Equipped with 3 operating rooms, one of which is intelligent, with direct connection to the Auditorium and with technology that allows for videoconferencing, live streaming and telemedicine.

A

Ground Floor
Secretariat
/ Coordenation

B

Ground Floor
Study Room
/ library

C

1st Floor
Classroom

D

1st Floor
Laboratory

E

EXTERIOR
Simulation
Room

F

3rd Floor
Classroom

Rules of conduct in common areas

– Keep the common areas clean and tidy.
– Avoid monopolizing resources and share them with other students.
– Respect the privacy of others and avoid unnecessary interruptions in study spaces.
– Greet and be courteous to colleagues and HE staff.
– Respect the established schedules for the use of common areas.
– Maintain appropriate silence in spaces to avoid disturbances and ensure the privacy and well-being of patients and healthcare professionals.
– Avoid inappropriate behaviours that may disturb others.
– Follow the established rules and regulations at HE.

Duty of confidentiality

Students are subject to the duty of secrecy and confidentiality, as provided for by law, regarding information related to the privacy and private life of patient.

Student Support Services

UFP offers students a wide range of services throughout their academic journey. These services include: IT Support; Scholarships and Support; Internships and Career Opportunities; Student Ombudsman; Meals and Accommodation; Enrollment and Registrar Services; Virtual University; among others.

Student Support Services
Libraries
International Relations Office

Support documents

Inforestudante access tutorial
InforEstudante is the platform supporting students, alumni, and applicants to Fernando Pessoa University / Superior School of Health, as part of the NONIO system used in the institution’s Academic Management.

Canvas access tutorial
Canvas is a digital teaching/learning and academic collaboration environment that caters to the needs of both teachers and students in various pedagogical models.

Regulations and other documents

– Academic regulations governing the functioning of undergraduate and integrated masters – Regulation n0 927/2019, DR 2nd series n0 232, of December 3 (PDF)
– Regulation for the assessment of Portuguese language skills applied to students in the health area (PDF)
– Disciplinary regulations (PDF)
– Regulation applied to the justification of lack of data, in health studies, by students who are members of a legally registered church or religious community (PDF)
– Regulatory Norms of the Student-Athlete Statute of the University Fernando Pessoa Regulation nº 49/2021, DR. 2nd series n0 9, of January 14 (PDF)
– Model declaration to be issued in an official document by the Federation with Public Utility Status (PDF)
– Student Ombudsman Regulations (PDF)

Health Services

The UFP and the ESS-FP combine, in the pedagogical clinics, a dual aspect of the activity. On the one hand, health promotion and care provision and, on the other hand, the academic and curricular perspective, which allows students from the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (Psychology) and the School of Health to engage in supervised clinical practice with patients under an informed consent system.

Also in the area of health services, the HE assumes itself as a provider of general and specialized health care, ensured by professionals of excellence.

For more information, please visit Health Services

Protocol for Health Issues

Useful information for medical emergency situations, emergency hospital contacts, pharmacies, and other information that can be helpful in case of need. (PDF)

Prevention procedures in Internal emergency situations

For rapid intervention in emergency situations, the HE has an Internal Security Plan with properly prepared teams to deal with imminent danger and act if or when necessary. This plan aims to establish appropriate action procedures, in order to guarantee the quick and safe evacuation of occupants in the event of an emergency, using routes defined as safe to get to meeting points located outside the building (PDF).

Procedures in case of school accident

All UFP students benefit from personal accident insurance. This insurance covers the treatment, disability or death expenses coming from personal accidents inside UFP’s facilities or from UFP’s related activities, or during the normal and direct route going and returning between home and the educational institution.

1. The student should go to the Fernando Pessoa Hospital Human Resources Office within 48 hours to report the accident. Our office hours are from Monday to Friday from 11 am to 12 pm and from 3 to 4 pm, but if the student cannot come during these hours, he/she must send us an email to rh.he@ufp.edu.pt (with full name, student number and phone number) or call us to (+351 222 455 412).

2. Depending on the accident severity, an ambulance (INEM) must be called or the student may go to the nearest public hospital.

The following expenses are covered by this insurance:
a) treatment resulting from accidents occurred within the scope of the school activity carried out in Portuguese territory, except for those resulting from accidents occurred in two-wheeled vehicles;
b) sports activities promoted by the Institution, NOT including extreme sports (sports with land, water or air vehicles, motor vehicles, winter sports, boxing, karate, martial arts and bullfighting) and all competitions promoted by entities outside the activity of our Institution;


NB: Medical expenses (consultations, treatments, surgery, etc.) made in any health unit and/or the first transport expenses of the injured person (taxi, bus, etc.) must be paid by the student for later
reimbursement, upon the presentation to UFP’s Human Resources Office of the original receipts (which must have the student’s name) proving the payment.


If you have any questions, please contact Fernando Pessoa Hospital Human Resources Office by email (rh.he@ufp.edu.pt) or by telephone (+351 22 2455 412).

Sports & Academy

At UFP, we give great importance to physical activity and sports, whose contribution we know is fundamental to health and well-being. In this sense, we have a Health and Leisure Academy and we encourage university sports promoted by the Student Association.

Academic and cultural activities also play a fundamental role, creating value and promoting bonds that last after the end of the university course. The Student Association, the Student Nucleus and the Tunas are examples of this, proving the dynamics of the university.

For more information, please visit Sports & Academy

Gondomar

City life

Gondomar is a both name and a land of great historical magnitude. The discovery of gold mines in the surrounding areas, as well as the strategic posture of “Crasto” (mount), attest to the Romans’ presence in these places. Gondomar obtained the “Carta de Couto” (document written by the king to grant a given land to a clergy lord) from D. Sancho I in 1193, which was later confirmed by the king D. Afonso II, as a result of the “Inquirições” (the inventive method by which the king obtained to ascertain whether his assets were being properly cared for in his kingdom). During the reign of D. Manuel I it was bestowed the first charter to the “Municipality of Gondomar” in 1515. Gondomar is a municipality in the Metropolitan Area of Porto with a land area of 130,7 km2 and a river extension of roughly 37 km.

For more information, please visit: www.cm-gondomar.pt

Porto

City life

Porto is located in the North of Portugal and it is one of the main economic and industrial centres in the country. The second largest Portuguese city is also known for its Port Wine, its Food and the unmatched hospitality of its inhabitants.

Also known as “The Invicta”, for its trade-related history and its love of Liberty, the 21st century Porto is, equally, a dynamic city, constantly renewing itself, with green spaces and a public transport network that connect the city to the world.


For more information, please visit: studyinporto.pt

University
Fernando
Pessoa

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4249-004 Porto • Portugal
Phone: +351 22 507 1300
(Call to the national landline network)
Email: info@ufp.edu.pt

Integrated
Mater´s in
Medicine

COORDINATION
Email: coordenacao.mim@ufp.edu.pt

SECRETARIAT
Phone: +351 22 245 5480
(Call to the national landline network)
Email: sec.emcb@ufp.edu.pt

Fernando
Pessoa
Hospital

Av. Fernando Pessoa, 150
4420-096 Gondomar
Phone: +351 22 245 5455
(Call to the national landline network)
Email: geral.he@ufp.edu.pt

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