I had the opportunity to attend YMLP during my common year, a few months before I had to choose my specialization. The success in Medicine is no longer - if ever was - one man science, but the result of a optimized collaboration network between everyone involved in healthcare services. Health Management is an essential part of that network, and the health facilities' managers share responsibility in the patient's best care.

Listen, understanding, thinking and exploring the course subjects, with an inspiring  and professional faculty, allows to develop a different vision and complementary, which will certainly influence our decisions in the future.

In a word: amazing!

When I finished my internship, I realized that, despite the well-trained technical and scientific medical skills, I was unprepared to address other challenges that the modern physician has increasingly faced: the challenges of managing and optimizing a health system every time more demanding and constantly changing. The YMLP program seemed like a great way to open up my horizons to these areas, and it was a win. For the enthusiastic faculty, the interactivity of the classes, and the sharing of experiences with colleagues, I highly recommend it to any young doctor.

Our society, and in particular, the health sector, needs to have professionals capable of increasing the range and quality of services, ensuring an increasingly favourable cost / benefit ratio. The CATÓLICA-LISBON - specific management programs for medical doctors are an important contribution to innovation and skill development, thus promoting a better future for us all. As a result of the initiatives of such a reputable teaching institution and the development of prestigious professional categories with which we have established a privileged long relationship, namely through protocols with the Portuguese Medical Association, we are delighted to offer our sponsorship and full support.

The inherent challenges of the medical internship in Portugal are increasing. Indeed, it is common knowledge that it is required more to the Portuguese young doctors, a consequence of what has been a huge evolution of Medicine and the National Health System over the past few years. Constant challenges are thrown daily and suddenly we are asked to learn not only to be good practitioners, but also researchers, epidemiologists, mathematicians and managers. Managers of our clinical activities, of the material that we have at our disposal, of the physical spaces and of our own time! The Young Medical Leaders Program (YMLP) was for me the driving force I needed to follow this paradigm change. With this program I could understand many questions that hovered in my mind. Understand the progress and development of the National Health System in Portugal, as well as the Policy and Economics in Health, innovative concepts of leadership, marketing, ethics and teamwork. I believe YMLP enabled me tools that I will never forget and I will take with me to my day-to-day work. I challenge all the young doctors to accept the challenge of change and prepare to be the leaders of tomorrow!

Young Medical Leaders Program is noteworthy for the updated contents, importance and  objectivity of the subjects addressed, with the guarantee of quality of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. It allowed me to study fundamental subjects to understand the organization of the portuguese health sector. It is notable the quality and enthusiasm of the selected faculty, that standout for their solid theoretical knowledge and practical experience in Health Management.