8th semester Medicine students participate in public presentation of Course Completion Works

"This is the moment of a rite of passage, which marks the end of scientific initiation, where students are empowered and take possession of tools to carry out a more critical analysis, a more conscious exercise of Medicine, so that they can actually do an evidence-based Medicine", with these words, the professor of the Medicine course Luiz Queiroz opened the ceremony that marked the presentation of the Course Completion Works (TCC) of the students of the 8th semester, which took place last Saturday, June 15 , on Campus Brotas. On the occasion, teachers, family and friends of the more than 60 students who presented their work throughout the morning gathered.

The ceremony also included the participation of professor Juarez Pereira Dias, who highlighted student work presented at national and international congresses, even before the conclusion of the TCC. Also highlighted was the speech by professor Cristina Salles, leader of the Research Group International Center of Clinical Sleep Medicine and Research and professor of the Master's and Doctorate course in Medicine and Human Health at Bahiana, which also highlighted the participation of undergraduate students in works of international resonance.

The public presentation of works is not mandatory in Bahiana, only the students who chose to make the presentation had their work evaluated by the Medicine course teachers. Academic Amanda Almeida says that she chose to present because she has always liked research. "I think this phase marks the end of a period of great care, effort and study. And I'm very happy to have presented it. I hope, from now on, to be able to present the project at conferences. I think this experience gives us more security, because I had never presented a project publicly", he declared. For Adriana Martins dos Santos, Amanda's mother, "this is a very important moment for her, as she presents a project developed for a long time with all her commitment, to get where she is today. I believe it is the first step of many. It is very important to Bahiana open this door so that parents can follow this process a little here, as we monitor it at home, from preparation to entering the course. So being here today is pure emotion," she commented.