Profile of the Graduate of the Professional Master’s Program CIFM FMRP USP

Graduates of the course were exposed to a large number of multidisciplinary clinical and scientific meetings, presented seminars, presented the results of their research and, in the case of students in the Diagnostic Imaging concentration area, also presented and discussed clinical cases. In the seminars and weekly “journal clubs” presented by students, recently published scientific articles are critically discussed, providing an opportunity to improve knowledge of statistics and scientific methodology.
In addition, graduates wrote their Master’s Dissertation and at least one technical publication, clinical protocol and/or scientific article.
More importantly, they were challenged to present their opinion and possible solutions based on the scientific method, allowing for the exercise of ethical discussion and the construction of knowledge in a collaborative manner, as well as exercising teamwork.
One of the main strengths of the program is interdisciplinary interaction.
The first level of interdisciplinarity is achieved through interaction and contact between physicians, medical physicists, computer scientists and biomedical informatics specialists, an aspect facilitated by the varied background of the supervisors, by the Imaging Center itself, in radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, where interdisciplinarity is not only encouraged, but is necessary in clinical practice.
There is also the opportunity to contact physicians from different specialties who participate daily in multiple clinical meetings that include several specialties: neurology, clinical and surgical oncology, gastroenterology, gastrosurgery, pediatrics, pediatric oncology, immunology, pulmonology, cardiology, urology and nephrology, orthopedics, rheumatology, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, thoracic surgery, pathology and others, including kidney, liver and pancreas transplant services.
Professionals who graduate from the course are qualified to work professionally in a critical and innovative manner in public hospitals, private companies and/or health services and clinics, with interdisciplinary training and spirit.
The HCRP services are a regional tertiary and quaternary reference for a population of approximately 4 million inhabitants, configuring a high-level clinical staff in the provision of services to the community, in the production of knowledge with recognized national and international impact, as well as in the training of human resources, considering the undergraduate courses and postgraduate programs of FMRP USP. The environment of the institution provides the opportunity for students to participate in projects of researchers and scientific collaborators from different groups.
The Program is attentive to the changes in the scenario that are presented for the areas of concentration, mainly with regard to the increased use of computational tools and artificial intelligence in Diagnostic Imaging, which represents great potential for innovation.