Every year, thousands of students visit Unicamp, bringing luggage full of dreams and hopes. In the midst of so much uncertainty about the professional future, one thing in common: if there is, in Brazil, a place of reference in the training of doctors and speech therapists, everyone agrees that this place is in Campinas and is known as the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM ). The Unicamp teaching unit that receives the most visitors during the UPA, between 30 and 40 thousand people.
With more than half a century of existence, FCM is among the best higher education institutions in the country, having trained, to date, more than five thousand professionals, including doctors (4667) and speech therapists (360).
The Faculty stands out in the Latin American scenario not only from the point of view of undergraduate education, but also the postgraduate activities, medical residency, research and university extension that it develops and carries out. All of them have high scientific and social impact. Only in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (RMC), through training activities carried out within the scope of Unicamp, in highly complex health equipment such as the Hospital de Clínicas (HC), Hospital da Mulher (Caism), Gastrocentro and Hemocentro – the FCM is inserted in the context of serving a population of around six million inhabitants.
Daniela Carvalho is a biology teacher at Colégio Bom Jesus, in Itatiba, SP, and brought a group of students to the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM) at Unicamp interested in the biological area – Medicine, Speech Therapy, Nursing. She believes that visiting Unicamp can encourage students to take the entrance exam, in addition to eliminating doubts about the courses. “Everyone should have access to a higher education course. I come from two public universities – USP and Unicamp – and I know how much we need investment for teaching and research”, highlighted Daniela.
Sofia Ramos Zerbinatti, from Mogi-Mirim, already came to UPA with the Anglo school and has now returned, earlier, this time with her parents. Her desire is to study Medicine. Last year, she passed the first phase of the entrance exam and was pleased with the results. “The difference with the Unicamp Medicine course is that you learn how to treat the patient and not just the disease, I think”, pondered Sofia. Paulo Zerbinatti said that they are doing everything they can to get their daughter into a public university. “It’s a shame that they want to reduce investment in public education,” said the mathematics professor who completed his master’s degree at Unesp.
The FCM Scientific Directory (DC) called 17 Academic Leagues to show a little of the reality of the Medicine course. According to Henriquy Aguiar Coelho, DC coordinator, throughout the day there will be anatomical pieces, interactive activities, theater performances and other activities for UPA visitors. “We have more than 200 students from the Medicine and Speech Therapy courses to answer visitors’ questions regarding what they will find on the courses”, he revealed. Look hereall UPA programming at FCM.
The coordinator of the undergraduate speech therapy course at FCM, Christiane Marques do Couto, highlighted the diversity and characteristics of the students who arrive at Unicamp every year. For her, UPA is an opportunity for society to understand a little more about the courses offered by the University. “Our students have more direct communication with visitors and show what the University does. This approach puts an end to the myth surrounding the distancing of public universities”, highlighted Christiane.
Maria Vitória Furlanes Zaccariotto dreams of entering Unicamp and becoming a neurologist. She came with the group of Anglo students, from Sorocaba. “I can’t think of another course,” she commented. For the high school student who will take the Unicamp entrance exam as a trainee this year, public education must be free. “The public university gives everyone the opportunity to learn,” she said.
Friends Ana Paula Carvalho da Silva and Caroline Silva Sancheta, both from Salto, SP, have always had contact with Medicine since they were little, grew up in a hospital environment and began to develop a love for the area. Living in a hospital was like living at home for them. Both intend to study Medicine. “I prefer public education and I want to study at Unicamp for the exchange of experiences and the diversity it offers,” said Ana Paula.
