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The PhD in Medical Sciences is offered by the Faculty of Medicine and has the collaboration of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa. This collaboration makes it possible to offer excellent and competitive postgraduate training, with a wide variety of training options, allowing students to develop their doctorate in various areas of Medical Sciences, supported by sustained biomedical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collaboration will make it possible to offer excellent and competitive postgraduate training, with a wide variety of training options, allowing students to develop their PhD in various areas of Medical Sciences, supported by sustained biomedical research. It offers diversified training in Medical Sciences, particularly in medical and dental specialities recognised by the Ordem dos M\u00e9dicos and the Ordem dos M\u00e9dicos Dentistas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PhD in Medical Sciences comes about in the context of the recently created Cat\u00f3lica-Luz Clinical Academic Centre (CAC – CL), which aims to boost the synergies that already exist between the Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, including its teaching and research units: Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS) and Cat\u00f3lica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR), the Luz Sa\u00fade group, the Hospital da Luz, the Hospital da Luz Learning Health and the Uni\u00e3o das Miseric\u00f3rdias Portuguesas, entities that integrate the teaching, research and medical care components and develop joint collaboration strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This PhD is based on the idea that there is a set of skills, competences and knowledge that is considered essential for any PhD student. Therefore, the common core offered in the first year of the programme was designed to provide students with the essential competences of a researcher in Medical Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim is to offer a flexible and individualized curriculum structure, with the possibility of adapting the educational offer to each student through optional Curricular Units, according to their needs and purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its main objective is to promote excellent postgraduate training, providing students with skills, abilities, and knowledge capable of turning them into researchers in Medical Sciences. It also aims to promote the necessary skills for students to conduct independent, responsible, and competitive research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specific objectives include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n