In the present context of modern medicine, the challenges that the medical class has to face are not only in diagnostics and therapeutics, but extends to the field of management and leadership in a concept of a medical service of integrated quality with an effective control of the cost-benefit and protecting patients' best interest.

In fact, YMLP developed by a faculty of sublime quality and pedagogy, constitutes to me as a young doctor a fundamental structural base. It was through this executive program that I internalized and consolidated concepts of leadership, marketing, ethics and teamwork.

On the other hand, through specificities taught in Health Economy, Financial Models and Management Competences, I consider that this program allows a large capacitation in the development of a critical thinking, proactive and targeted to innovation for a doctor as a professional holistic.

Undoubtedly, I recommend and challenge all young doctors to change the thinking paradigm and accept the impulse of YMLP, assuming the learning, innovation and capacitation in a changing medical management.

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!