Department of Medicine

Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo

University of São Paulo

Campus of Ribeirão Preto

Community-Based Medical Center

Community-Based Medical Center

3 km

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Goals and objectives of the Department of Medicine

To extend the activities of the medical undergraduate program performed in community-based areas of health care

To introduce the program of Clinical Emergencies in the medical undergraduate program

To participate in organizing the degree-granting programs in Physical Therapy, Nutrition and Metabolism and Medical Informatics at the FMRP

To broaden the medical activities in the Clinical Emergencies area

To design and conduct new research programs in the area of Clinical Epidemiology

Goals and objectives of the Department of Medicine

To consolidate the areas of Imaging and Medical Physics

To widen research programs to be conducted in community-based areas of health care

To broaden and continuously update high-complexity areas of patient care To improve doctoral and master graduate programs

To organize the area of Clinical Oncology

DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENTCardiology

2 professors, 1 associate-professor, 2 assistants

Clinical Immunology2 associate-professors, 2 assistants

Dermatology2 associate-professors, 1 assistant

Infectious and Tropical Diseases3 associate-professors, 2 assistants

Endocrinology and Metabolism2 professors, 1 associate-professor,

1 assistant

Nephrology3 assistants

Hematology2 professors, 2 associate-professors, 1

assistant

Nutrition1 professor, 2 associate-professors,

4 assistants

Gastroenterology3 professors, 1 associate-professor,

1 assistant

Pulmonology1 associate-professor, 2 assistants

General Medicine and Geriatrics1 assistant

Radiology and Medical Physics1 associate-professor, 5 assistants

Medical Emergencies

1 assistant

HUMAN RESOURCES

Assistant physicians

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Assistant physicians

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Technical staff

USP

FACULTY

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USPFACULTY

10 professors

13 associate professors

30 assistants

(MD/PhD)

HUMAN RESOURCES

FAEPAFACULTY

Four assistants with duties and salaries identical to those of USP

Assistant physicians

105 of HCFMRP

Mainly involved with patient care and medical students teaching

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Technicalstaff

25 FMRP employees, in research labs;

91 HCFMRP employees, in medical services and diagnostic labs.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Administrative

staff

3 secretaries and 3 clerksin academic secretary

34 HCFMRP employees in medical services and laboratories

Undergraduate Teaching

Central role of the Department of Medicine plays a pivotal role

High commitment of the faculty members with undergraduate teaching

Undergraduate Teaching Commitee

Participation faculty members in the Undergraduate Program Commitee of the FMRP

Opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in research projects

Internship training in community-based medical services

Participation in the programs of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Nutrition and Metabolism and Medical Informatics

Graduate Teaching

“Clínica Médica”: a Graduate Program accredited to grant Medical Doctor and Master titles since 1973, has been ranked among the best of the graduate Internal medicine programs

Fifty-one faculty members of the Department of Medicine participate in the program

1999 : “Biosciences Applied to Internal Medicine”, a second area within the program for non-medical students

2004 publications and impact factor

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