Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

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Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Other names	UFCSPA
Former names	Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA), Faculdade Católica de Medicina de Porto Alegre
Type	Public
Established	1953
Endowment	R$ 43.518 million
Rector	Lúcia Pellanda
Administrative staff	287
Undergraduates	1067
Postgraduates	396
Location	Porto Alegre , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
Campus	Urban
Website	www.ufcspa.edu.br

The Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

UFCSPA is linked to Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital, a major hospital in Latin America.

Structure

The UFCSPA has a main building of 6 floors and the Center for Research and Post-Graduate Professor Heitor Cirne Lima. In its facilities, besides various laboratories, the university has a library (with broadband internet access and terminals for individual and group study), amphitheaters, conference room, art room, cafeteria, restaurant and chapel. It has parking spaces for employees, teachers and students. Currently an enclosed building is being constructed within the university and will house new laboratories and classrooms.

The university has an area of 9,456.84 m², and the built part is 13,121.09 m².

Notable alumni

• Ciro de Quadros - physician

See also

• Brazil University Rankings
• Universities and Higher Education in Brazil
• Santa Casa Hospital Porto Alegre

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre.

• Official website (in Portuguese)

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