General Training of an Autonomous Doctor

General Objectives of the Course

The Legal System of the Medical Internship has been reviewed by means of the Decree Law no. 13/2018 of 26th February, amended, according to a parliamentary appraisal, by the Law no. 34/2018 of 19th July, and the Medical Internship Regulation, approved by means of an attachment to the Ordinance no. 79/2018 of 16th March.
The Autonomous Doctor General Training Course is a theoretical-practical training whose main goal is to prepare the intern doctors for the autonomous and responsible professional practice of medicine, as well as for their entry into a specialised training.
This course has also the following goals:
• Encourage the evolution of intern doctors learning;
• Ensure a continuous monitoring;
• Demonstrate the progression in accordance with the learning goals.

Admission Requirements

Holders of the Bachelor’s/Master’s (Integrated Master’s) Degree in Medicine, or that have the corresponding recognition, and that are regularly registered in the Portuguese Medical Association.

Candidates should check the admission requirements available on this site, in addition to the information provided here.

Mode of Study

B-learning

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese language

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The grade of each training module is produced according to a 0-20 scale, in whole numbers, and the intern doctors complete them if they obtain a final grade equal or higher than ten.
The final grade is conveyed according to a qualitative scale, and the intern doctors complete the course if they obtain the mention of “apt”, taking into account that this mention is obtained by means of a grade equal or higher than ten, in a 0-20 scale, concerning all training modules, and according to a quantitative scale conveyed by means of a weighted arithmetic average, rounded up to the nearest tenth.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

By the end of the course, the intern doctors should acquire the following competences:
• Technical execution skills;
• Theoretical-practical knowledge;
• Interest in the professional enhancement;
• Professional responsibility;
• Human relations at work;
• Integration of knowledge appropriate for the stage of training in which the doctors are.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Rules of creation and operation of non-degree courses at the University of Coimbra.

Study Programme

Autonomous Doctor

Academic year
2022-2023

Course Type
Non Degree Course

Qualification Awarded: Diploma/Certificate

Duration: 1 Year(s)

ECTS Credits: 6.5