Medical students at the Bahiana André Luiz Freitas de Oliveira Júnior and João Victor MP de Oliveira were awarded the Professor Doctor Roberto Santos award, granted by the Bahia Academy of Medicine. Young people won two of the three competing vacancies for the award for developing the best Undergraduate Course Completion Works (TCCs) in the State of Bahia. The award-giving session took place on December 17, at 19 pm, virtually, and was broadcast live via the Zoom Meeting platform.

Graduates are members of the Acute Coronary Syndromes Research Group at Bahiana (RESCA), coordinated by prof. Dr. Luís Cláudio Correia Lemos. The work entitled "Accuracy of Heuristic Judgment in Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Acute Chest Pain" is authored by André Luiz and was selected in 1st place for the award. Student João Victor won third place with the research “Validation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for the diagnostic prevention of coronary heart disease in patients with acute chest pain – comparison with the traditional statistical model”. Students received certificate and medal.

During the event, the acad. Dr. Bernardo Galvão (professor at Bahiana) presented the report of the judging committee. As for the meaning of the award, Professor Bernardo revealed that the occasion is “a stimulus to good science”. The academic Dr. Maria Luisa Soliani (dean of Bahiana) also pointed out the role of the academy in universalizing the sciences and promoting scientific literacy in society. Prof. doctor Luiz Cláudio Correia, who was present at the ceremony, highlighted how inspiring it is to experience young people from the institution as protagonists at the Academia de Medicina da Bahia, a space occupied by physicians who have achieved prominent positions in their careers. “The award represents the great scientific potential of the students and reinforces the quality and level of excellence of the institution”, emphasized Dr. Luiz Cláudio when talking about the importance of giving visibility to the new generation of doctors, as they will guide the future of Medicine.



Photo credit: personal collection. Photo 1: Student André Luiz, the winner of the Roberto Santos Award, receiving his diploma and medal; The award is being presented by the President of the Academy of Medicine of Bahia Prof. Antônio Carlos Vieira Lopes. Photo 2: diploma of student João Victor MP de Oliveira.

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