New from Bahiana 2016.1

"I have many friends who study here and I only hear good references, so that's what I hope for my education, studying in a welcoming institution with excellence in teaching", says Ravena Sena, 21, a freshman in the Biomedicine course who attended present at Novos da Bahiana 2016.1, on January 22, at the Cabula Academic Unit.

The event marked the opening of the school year, welcoming freshmen and featured a musical presentation by psychologists from the Psychopedagogical Care Center (NAPP), Débora Ferraz and Gustavo Vilas Boas, in addition to the presence of guest Antônio Ferreira Bonfim (Ferreirinha) , a physical educator who was featured in the “TODOS POR UM” section of the television program Caldeirão do Huck.

The coordinators of the courses of Medicine (Prof. Eliana de Paula), Biomedicine (Prof. Geraldo Argolo), Physical Education (Prof. Clárcson Plácido), Physiotherapy (Prof. Luciana Bilitário), Dentistry (Prof. Urbino Tunes) were present. , Psychology (Prof. Sylvia Barreto), in addition to the entire NAPP team.

According to the coordinator of the NAPP, Angélica Mendes, the Bahiana establishes a network of relationships with students, believing in the potential of each one. “We know what we do and we know who we are. We believe in the students and many return home as professionals”, he explains.

During the program, physical educator Ferreirinha presented a lecture about his initiative to set up an athletics school in the community developed in the villages of Flamengo and Araras, in the interior of Bahia.

“It is a pleasure to be here at a very renowned college in Bahia and, for us, today is very important, as we came to bring a simple history from the countryside, a change in culture when we implemented the philosophy of athletics and we can establish the philosophy of life between children and parents that physical activity is necessary and achieves significant results for health, family life and the community”, he says.

"Each class that arrives is a great responsibility, a moment of reflection on the importance that we are reviewing our principles, values, in order to pass this on to students with dynamism and with the hope of training excellent professionals", reports the Coordinator of the Medicine course, Prof. Eliana de Paula.

According to Prof. Luiza Ribeiro, coordinator of People Development at Bahiana, it is always a joy to welcome freshmen because it is a moment of renewal in the institution. “Whenever we think of the Novos da Bahiana, we think with our hearts because we always seek to bring new inspirations to this young people who are arriving here and today, especially having the presence of a figure like Ferreirinha and her daughter Naviny, showing a real and concrete story that is this noble work that he does, it is certainly a great meeting for the professors”, he concludes.