Other names UFCSPA Established 1953 Administrative staff 287 Total enrollment 32,982 (2008) Postgraduates 396 | Endowment R$ 43.518 million Phone +55 51 3303-9000 Undergraduates 1,067 Rector Miriam da Costa Oliveira | |
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Former names Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA), Faculdade Católica de Medicina de Porto Alegre Notable alumni Luciana Genro, Leona Cavalli, João Goulart, Caio Fernando Abreu, Leonel Brizola Similar Federal University of Rio Gr, Pontifical Catholic University, Federal University of Rio Gr, Federal University of Pelotas, Unisinos Profiles | ||
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The Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, UFCSPA; formerly known as Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre, FFFCMPA; and Faculdade Católica de Medicina de Porto Alegre) is a federal institution of higher education and research on health sciences located in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Founded in 1961, UFCSPA has today ten faculties: Biomedicine, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Pharmacy, Toxicology, Gastronomy and Speech therapy.
UFCSPA is linked to Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital, a major hospital in Latin America.
Structure
The UFCSPA has a main building of 5 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.