About Us
Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Scope: Research, teaching and extension in the area of Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance with the aim of contributing to the advance of science and the population’s well-being.
Goals: The Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance (PPGMAF) aims to:
- Train current graduate students, with principal field of study in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, to be competent, active and innovative, as well as committed to professional and social responsibility ethics.
- Facilitate the development of deeper knowledge as a result of scientific and technological investigations in the Program’s areas of activity.
- Train high quality researchers and highly proficient lecturing staff to work in Institutions of Higher Education.
To reach these goals, the PPGMAF has employed the following guidelines:
a. Provide students with a solid theoretical foundation in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance;
b. Provide students with specific, up-to-date, quality training within their chosen lines of research;
c. Introduce students to the world of academic research in the above-mentioned area, developing their methodological, pioneering and critical spirit;
d. Carry out academic research in tandem with students, professors and, eventually, external collaborators;
e. Train people with master’s and doctorate level qualifications to perform lecturing activities at third level.
