Presentation

The Postgraduate Program in Clinical Endocrinology at the Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo was established in 1975. Initially, all the activities were aimed at medical professionals and from 1998 onwards they were extended to non-medical professionals, closing a major gap in the field. The objectives of the Program are to train personnel qualifying them to carry out teaching and research activities, to perform high-quality professional practices and to produce knowledge in the different areas of endocrinology.

Over the years, more than 300 master’s and PhD students have graduated from the Program that is comprised of different lines of research developed in diabetes, obesity, thyroid, neuroendocrinology, metabolic bone diseases, adrenal glands and the gonads. Research facilities count on a comprehensive infrastructure with well-equipped labs, sub-specialty outpatient clinics and an infirmary.

Currently, the faculty consists of 25 highly qualified researchers.

Mission

• Train and qualify researchers and faculty in the areas of endocrinology and metabolism.
• Seek scientific excellence by means of producing high quality knowledge, fostering a place in the national and international scientific realms for our university and contributing to the advances of science.
• Forge technical, scientific and human resources to establish new reference centers in the areas of endocrinology and metabolism to meet local and national demands.
• Deliver new findings that benefit society, with a special focus on the Brazilian population, and share those findings with the scientific community and lay public.

Focus area

ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM