NOVA Medical School
Programs
General
NOVA Medical School (NMS) is a modern and innovative MedicalSchool, based on innovation.
NMS is an academic unit of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and it currently has 1.740 students
in the Integrated Master Degree in Medicine, 96 in the Bachelor´s Degree in Nutrition and
436 postgraduate students. It has a total of 734 professors and researchers.
The strategy of gradual integration of foreign teachers and researchers, combined with the
number of international postgraduate students and mobility students reveals not only the
opening of the Faculty abroad, but also the international projection it has been acquiring
and which it intends to strengthen in the future.
In 2021 NMS reached, for the sixth consecutive year, the 1st position in the ranking of
admissions to Higher Education, in Medicine, in the Lisbon Area, with a vlue of 184,5.
The new Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition Sciences, obtained for the 4th consecutive year the
highest access score at national level, with a value of 175,3.
It is the Medical School with the best teacher/student ratio in the clinical years in
Portugal and its students have had excellent results in the exam of access to
specialty.
NMS is associated with several health units, allowing a variety of teaching environments and
a more extended knowledge of hospital reality and primary health care.
Furthermore, the University Medical Centre of Lisbon (Centro Médico Universitário de Lisboa
- CMUL), which is a Consortium between NMS and Central Lisbon Hospital Centre (Centro
Hospitalar de Lisboa Central - CHLC), grants the students of NMS a better and more
integrated clinical training.
The privileged relationship that we maintain, in terms of clinical teaching, with the
University Hospital Center of Lisbon Central, which will be located in the future East
Lisbon Hospital (Hospital de Lisboa Oriental), led to the creation of the CMUL Lisbon
University Medical Center, which was recently expanded to other hospital units: Western
Lisbon Hospital Center (Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental )and Lisbon Psychiatric
Hospital Centre (Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa), Primary Health Care in the areas of
these Hospital Centers and the NOVA National School of Public Health (Escola Nacional de
Saúde Pública da NOVA).
With this expansion, it was renamed CCAL Academic Clinical Center of Lisbon, a structure
that allows for better and more integrated clinical education to the Schools students,
providing better conditions for continuous training for professionals and fostering a
scientific approach in care practice. The Hospital de Lisboa Oriental will be the first
Portuguese experience, created from scratch and from the beginning of a new hospital unit,
which will have the triple mission of: 1) Treat/cure patients; 2) Teach/train students and
train health professionals; 3) Investigate/discover disease mechanisms and their
resolution.
The facilities of the Research Pole, in addition to the improvement of educational
activities (Library and MedSim), allowed the creation of excellent spaces for research,
where more than 40 groups dedicated to various areas of study develop collaborative and
excellent work. NOVA Medical School comprises 3 research units: TOXOMICS (Centre for
Toxicogenomics and Human Health), CHRC (Comprehensive Health Research Centre) and
iNOVA4Health Advancing Precision Medicine, a program in translational medicine.
NMS also participates on the R&D Unit: Center for Health Technology and Services
Research (CINTESIS).
The Clinical Skills Training Centre (NOVA MedSim) and the Food Research Laboratory (LIA) are
the most recent teaching support, both equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for both
pre- and post-graduate training and education. of the investigation.
NMS was awarded with the Ministry of Health Gold Medal for Distinguished Services.
Mobility students
he Section of International Mobility isresponsible for student mobility to and from the NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências
Médicas (NMS|FCM), which is done under:
- The European Lifelong Learning Project, specifically Erasmus.
- As Free-mover clinical clerkships.
- The Santander Portuguese-Brazilian University Scholarships programme.
- Specific agreements between Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and Brazilian Universities.
NMS|FCM´s specific Erasmus rules can be can be checked here and additional information can
be found in
http://www.fcm.unl.pt/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&Itemid=407&lang=en
also, practical information common to all of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa´s academic
units, are available in this guide.
Contacts for Outgoing Mobility:
Email: mobilidade-out@nms.unl.pt
Tel: +(351) 21 880 30 15
Contacts for Incoming Mobility:
Email: mobilidade-in@nms.unl.pt
Tel: +(351) 21 880 30 71
International Relations Office
NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Campo Mártires da Pátria, 130
1169-056 Lisboa
Student attendance hours:
Monday to Friday - from 2 pm until 4 pm
For document delivery please use our Post Box, situated in front of Banco Santander
Academic authorities
- Diretor(a) Helena Cristina de Matos Canhão
- Subdiretor Fernando Miguel Teixeira Xavier
- Subdiretor Nuno Manuel Barreiros Neuparth
- Presidente do Conselho Científico Fernando Miguel Teixeira Xavier
- Presidente do Conselho Pedagógico Nuno Manuel Barreiros Neuparth
Admission and enrollment
Admission and enrollmentIntegrated Master Degree in Medicine
Bachelor´s Degree in Nutrition Sciences
Contacts:
Academic Office - Undergraduate Studies
Campo Mártires da Pátria, 130, 1169-056 Lisbon
Phone: +351 21 880 30 01
Fax: + 351 21 880 30 16
academicos@nms.unl.pt
Required paperwork in the Academic Office
- Proxy, if the matriculation is not being made by the student.
- Fotocopy of ID card and Fiscal ID card. (or Citizen's Card).
- A statement from Social Security in case of being part-time student.
- 2 Photographs.
- 4th, 5th and 6th year students: 1st to 10th of September 2010
- 1st year (repeating students), 2nd and 3rd year students: 20th to 24th de September
2010
- Student card (only for students from the 2nd to the 6th year).
Practical information
Libraries
Library Profile:It is a specialised library in Medical Sciences and Nutrition Sciences.
Opening hours and opening hours:
In school terms: Monday to Friday, from 09h00 to 19h30
During holidays in the school year: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but
may vary due to extraordinary circumstances, duly announced.
Close in August.
Each year, NMS students are selected and trained to collaborate in the Library's
attendance outreach activities (programme managed in liaison with the Students'
Association).
Users:
The Library is mainly aimed at NMS users, referred to as internal users - students,
lecturers, researchers and non-teaching staff.
External users may use the Library only for consultation at its premises (they must be
identified with a visitor's card).
PHYSICAL LIBRARY:
The Library of NOVA Medical School is located in the Red Building of the Faculty's
Research Pole, at Rua do Instituto Bacterológico, 3.
It has several computer stations (fixed and portable) destined for the users, all of
them with Internet access. A wireless network is available in the Library area.
VIRTUAL LIBRARY:
The NMS Library provides access to various resources (journals, ebooks and databases) in
online format, namely:
- Text books and teaching manuals (AccessMedicine collections, b-on, Medicine ebooks,
Springer e-books)
- Scientific journals (subscribed to by NMS, UNL and b-on consorcium)
- NOVA Discovery , the integrated catalogue of NOVA libraries and resources
- OPAC KOHA of the Library stocks
- NOVA institutional repository - RUN
- Resources from A to Z (specialised in biomedicine)
- Databases - PubMed, WoS, SCOPUS
Services:
- Manages accesses to electronic resources (e-books and e-journals).
- Provides guidance and support in information searches in data bases and Internet
resources.
- Manages the acquisition of bibliography and other information resources to support
teaching and research.
- Manages the face-to-face consultation of the general collection and special
collections.
- Manages the domiciliary loan and collaborates in the interlibrary loan.
- Photocopies and digitalization.
- User training (in person and remote)
- Manages study room reservations.
- Guides in the Localization and attainment of documents.
- Support for research.
- Gathers, manages and validates the published scientific and academic production;
- Supports teachers and researchers in the use of the Research Information Management
System - PURE;
- Manages the NMS community in the Institutional Repository of Universidade NOVA de
Lisboa - RUN
Other equipments
In the Research Pole are located:1. Research Units:
2. Library
3. NOVA MedSim (Clinical Competence Training Center)
4. Laboratories (22)
5. Facilities (3)
6. Imaging units, flow cytometry, histology and cell culture (5 rooms of differentiated
culture)
7. Bar
Interchange programs
The International Relations Office is responsible forstudent mobility to and from the NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
(NMS|FCM), which is done under:
- The European Lifelong Learning Project, specifically Erasmus.
- As Free-mover clinical clerkships.
- The Santander Portuguese-Brazilian University Scholarships programme.
- Specific agreements between the New University of Lisbon´s and Brazilian
Universities.
NMS|FCM´s specific Erasmus rules can be can be checked here and additional information
can be found in International Relations Office also, practical information common to all
of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa´s academic units, are available in this guide.
Contacts and information:
mobilidade-out@nms.unl.pt
mobilidade-in@nms.unl.pt
Section of International Mobility
NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Campo Mártires da Pátria, 130
1169-056 Lisboa
Tel.: (+351) 21 880 30 15/71
Fax: (+ 351) 21 880 30 67
Student attendance hours: Monday to Friday, from 2 pm útil 4 pm
Interships
For information, please contact: mobilidade-out@nms.unl.ptScholarships
Prize - Astrazeneca FoundationAssigning an annual prize for mobility grants from the Erasmus program, students of the
6th year with two main objectives: rewarding the best student and enable the terminal
pre-graduate clinical and scientific training in the European Faculties of reference
included in the Program. For more information, see the Regulation on the
"international" area of the NMS site.
Prize of Collaborative Research - Santander Totta/NOVA
This award aims to distinguish research projects to be developed by junior researchers
at the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, giving preference to projects involving at least two
of NOVA's Organic Units.
Prize best student from each year and from Integrated Master in Medicine Santader
Totta/NOVA
This award aims to distinguish the best students each year, as well as the best student
of all the Integrated Master in Medicine
SMEG Prize in Gastrotechnics
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the
Gastrotechnical Curricular Unit of the Bachelors Degree and Nutrition Sciences.
CEREALIS Prize in Food Chemistry
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the Food
Chemistry Curricular Unit of the Bachelors Degree and Nutrition Sciences.
Pathological Anatomy Prize
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the
Pathological Anatomy Course Unit of the Integrated Master in Medicine.
SICGEN Prize in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
This award aims to distinguish the best student(s), in each academic year, of the
Curricular Unit of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease.
Professor José Luis Castanheira Prize in Public Health
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the Public
Health Curricular Unit.
Professor Pedro Costa Prize in Physiology
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the
Physiology Curricular Unit of the Integrated Master in Medicine.
Professor Nuno Cordeiro Ferreira Prize in Pediatrics
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the
Pediatrics Curricular Unit of the Integrated Master in Medicine.
Professor António Rendas Prize in Pathophysiology
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the
Curricular Unit of Pathophysiology of the Integrated Master in Medicine.
Professor José Esperança Pina Prize in Anatomy
This award aims to distinguish the best student, in each academic year, of the Anatomy
Curricular Unit of the Integrated Master in Medicine.
Food services
The NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas´ studentshave access to a canteen at the main building. Also, upon the display of their student
card, have access to all the canteens of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Universidade
de Lisboa and Lisbon Polytechnic Institute.
Special needs facilities
All NOVA Medical School|Faculdade deCiências Médicas infrastructures are fully equipped to comply with the requirements of
disabled users.
Extracurricular activities
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa ChoirFounded in 1988, it is composed of members of the University' s various faculties.
http://sas.unl.pt/cultura/unl-choir?set_language=en
The NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências´ Academic Association
Responsible for the welcoming of new students, it was started in 1998.
Miguel Torga Theatre Group
Started in 1995, it comprises members of other faculties and Universities.
http://www.gtmigueltorga.com/
Tuna Médica de Lisboa
In existence since 1995, it is composed of member of Lisbon' s two Medical
Faculties.
http://www.tunamedica.com/
Alumni Club
https://bit.ly/2PgU89h
Student association
The NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de CiênciasMédicas Students Union (AEFCM) was founded in 1979 and is responsible for representing
all the students at NMS|FCM. Moved by innovation, dedication and proximity, AEFCM is
formed by seven Teams (Communication, Sustainability, International, Recreational,
Education Policy, Training and Social Responsability) and six Projects (Revista FRONTAL,
FutureMD, Hospital da Bonecada®, iMed Conference®, Marca Mundos® e Saúde Porta a
Porta..
Recently, AEFCM has innovated through renowed activities in the fields of Science,
Social Responsability, Public Health, Medical Education, Culture and Sports, for which
it was awarded the Good Academic Practices Award by the Portuguese Institute for Youth
in 2015 and its currently developing more activities regarding environmental
sustainability. iMed Conference®, FRONTAL Magazine, Hospital da Bonecada®, Saúde Porta a
Porta, Health Screenings,Nacional and International Volunteer Projects, Clinical and
Scientific summer clerkships and numerous other cultural, scientific and sports
activities are just some examples of the programs with a broad impact in society that we
provide our colleagues access to. AEFCM challenges you to get involved and participate
in this project.
For further information, please e-mail us to geral@aefcm.pt.
http://aefcm.pt/