Authorization and Start

• Established by Resolution No. 02/1994 of the University Council.
• Recommended by CAPES on April 30, 1996.
• Activities began in 1997, linked to the Department of Internal Medicine.

Name Change

• In 2003, it was renamed the Graduate Program in Health Sciences, reflecting its multidisciplinary scope.

Student Body and Impact

• Graduates work as professors and researchers at various Federal Higher Education Institutions.

Academic Master's Degree

• Authorized by Resolution No. 02/1994 and recommended by CAPES in 1996.
• CAPES Evaluation (2022): Grade 6.

Academic Doctorate

• Authorized by Resolution No. 16/2011 and recommended by CAPES on November 3, 2011.
• Activities began in the first semester of 2012.
• CAPES Evaluation (2022): Grade 6.

Program Objectives

Qualified Training:

• To train professors and researchers with ethical, technical, and critical performance in the field of Health Sciences.

Academic Contribution:

• To qualify professionals to work in teaching and research at public and private institutions.

Pedagogical Innovation:

• To incorporate methodologies that promote self-learning and continuous professional development.

Strategic Partnerships:

• To establish national and international collaborations to expand the impact of research.

Updating and Autonomy:

• To promote practices that keep up with technical-scientific advances and stimulate students' intellectual autonomy.

Social Responsibility:

• To transfer the generated scientific knowledge to society in a useful, contextualized, and relevant way.

Scientific Production:

• To encourage the increase and improvement of high-quality scientific production.