No passado dia 12 de abril celebrámos mais um Dia Solidário promovido pela Faculdade de Ajudar, o grupo de responsabilidade social da FMUL. Este ano, os colaboradores da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa visitaram a Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade de Lisboa (FMH), situada no perímetro do Estádio do Jamor, que nos acolheu durante as “XI Jornadas de Exercício e Saúde”. Acabados de chegar, encontrámos imediatamente o António Santos, uma cara conhecida pela maior parte dos participantes deste Dia Solidário, não só por já ter sido nosso colega, como também, um dos mentores do projeto Faculdade de […]

What do an adulterous butcher, a greedy Muslim, an unbalanced Yoga instructor, two jealous sisters, three miserly ladies, a narcissistic woman, two lazy couples, and Uncle Cornelius have in common? – They are all characters from the play presented at the XXVII Ad Æternum Cultural Soirée, a show created by our medical students, in which they characterised the seven deadly sins. Inspired by “O Auto da Barca do Inferno“, by Gil Vicente, all these characters live in a typical Lisbon district and receive a mysterious invitation to go for dinner at the home of the unknown millionaire TC. – They […]

Since 2016, the University of Lisbon, with the support of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, has been annually awarding the “University of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards,” with the aim of highlighting the best research works, fostering publications in internationally renowned journals. The awards focused on 20 different areas of work, choosing a winner and up to two honourable mentions for each area. April 8 was the date chosen for the award ceremony, which brought together several of the winners at the Campo Grande Kaleidoscope. João Guerra da Costa, Luís Graça and Miguel Castanho were the three award-winning professors, all […]

Between April 3rd and 6th, another edition of Futurália took place at Fil, in Lisbon. In strict collaboration with the Rectory of the University of Lisbon, the Medical School was represented not only by several staff members but also by our students of the Integrated Masters in Medicine (IMM) and the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (BCN). The goal was to make future students aware of their experience on life at FMUL. As has been customary in these initiatives, there are many students who, in the final stretch of high school, seek us to find out more information about our […]

The Medical School’s Aula Magna hosted the Ibero-American Meeting on Cardiac Rehabilitation Beyond Borders, on the 10th and 11th of April. Several people responsible for the implementation and development of rehabilitation techniques came to speak of their own experience and involvement, representing their countries of origin. Some have more experience, others have less, but the fact is that they are all connected to Cardiology. They sustain that it needs to be sentient to the diverse mechanisms of prevention, in addition to the conventional cardiac clinical treatments. By invitation of Professor and Cardiologist Ana Abreu, who in recent years has been […]

On April 5, at the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, several distinguished guests got together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UTIC, the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit of the Cardiology Department, integrated into the Heart and Vessels Department of the Lisboa Norte University Hospital Centre. In the presence of the Minister of Health, the President of the Medical Association, and accompanied by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CHULN and Professor Carlos Ribeiro, Fausto J. Pinto, Director of the FMUL, and also Head of the Heart and Vessels Department of the CHULN, opened the […]