Today, we associate the following motto with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon: “A School that honours the past and builds the future”. For more than a century, FMUL has been the only institution of higher education in medicine in Lisbon and the one that has produced the most doctors by far. And the role of the CDI Library has obviously been integral to this reality. The history of the CDI Library begins, like that of the Faculty itself, long before its transfer from the Campo dos Mártires da Pátria (which currently houses the Faculty of Medical […]

The Faculty of Medicine received an invitation from the General-Secretariat of Education and Science to be present for a month on Av. 5 de outubro, with an exhibition showcased in this space. The exhibition presents objects of medical use from the collection of the Medical Museum of the FMUL, dating from the 19th and 20th century, bibliographical works on the 1911 Generation and on anatomical models, human preparations, medical observation instruments, medical images, among others. Institutional brochures related to the Integrated Masters in Medicine and Masters and PhD courses are also displayed. Ana Raquel Moreira Editorial Team

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon declares that: Professor Helena Maria Ramos Marques Coelho Cortez Pinto, PhD, was named “Director of Gastroenterology University Clinic” at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon.

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon declares that: Luís Alberto da Cunha Mendes Pedro, M.D. PhD has been appointed Director of the University Clinic of Vascular Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. Image credits: Just News

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon declares that: Paulo Manuel Leal Filipe, M.D. PhD has been appointed Director of the University Clinic of Dermatology and Venereology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. Image credits: iMM

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon declares that: Francisco José Silva Sampaio, M.D. PhD has been appointed Director of the University Clinic of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. Créditos de imagem:CHLN

On the 11th of this month the World Parkinson’s Disease Day was celebrated, and Joaquim Ferreira, professor at FMUL, marked this day with an opinion article published in Raio X. It is estimated that, in Portugal, this disease afflicts more than 18,000 people. This number may increase further. There are treatments that improve the quality of life of these patients but unfortunately these are not easily accessible in all regions of the country. “By being unaware of the characteristics of this disease, we may be adopting behaviours that do not help the people afflicted. This happens when we do not […]

Daniel Sampaio, the tenured Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, now retired, released his new book titled “Do telemóvel para o mundo” on April 12th. In this book, the Professor focuses on the problems faced by adolescents, their parents and their educators: the relationship of young people with the Internet and social networks. It is not intended to question the benefits of accessing knowledge but to alert readers to the problems arising from its misuse, namely the vulgarization of their intimacy through social networks. Source and image: www.danielsampaio.org

The Student Members of the FMUL Pedagogical Council took office at the Rectory on April 13th, 2018, in the presence of the Rector António Cruz Serra. The Pedagogical Council is made up of the following students: Effective Members: Ana Catarina dos Anjos Bravo – 4th year Joana Fernandes Bastos – 4th year João Nuno Oliveira Torres – 4th year Liliana Cortes Pacheco – 3rd year Guilherme Henrique Almirante Vilhais – 3rd year Clara de Oliveira Simões Gomes – 2nd year   Secondary Members: Francisco António de Aguilar Baptista – 3rd year Mariana Carrega Ferreira Caetano – 2nd year Inês Margarida […]

Professor João Martins e Silva, former Director of FMUL, released his book On blood circulation and cardiovascular notes: comments on an 18th century book. About the book: In this book, we are given the opportunity to travel through time, from Ancient Greece to the year 1761, when the book was published by the surgeon Francisco José Brandão. By this time, they already knew how blood circulated, it was described about a century and a half earlier by William Harvey and was known through experimental studies that he carried out on numerous species of animals, and on what had been revealed […]