Strengthening medical education through health policy and management training: a cross-sectional study among Portuguese medical students
Portuguese medical students had limited formal exposure to HPM but expressed strong demand for structured training in this area. These findings highlight a misalignment between current curricula and students' perceived needs and support the introduction of a mandatory HPM course in Portuguese medical schools to better prepare future physicians for leadership and governance roles within the health system.
Authors
- Alexandre Lourenço (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1399-4783)
- Francisco Goiana-da-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2055-6906)
- João Breda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-4926)
- J. N. Rodrigues Branco
- Conceição Calhau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9567-3379)
- Mário Amorim‐Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9609-4723)
- Francisco Sousa Vieira
- Duarte Tude Graça
- A. L. S. Rodrigues
- M. C. F. Ferreira
- Hutan Ashrafian
- Tomás Pessoa-e-Costa
- Maria do Céu Machado
- Eduardo Costa
- Alexandre Morais Nunes
- Tiago Martins
- Juliana Sá
- Joana Praia
- Alexandra Bento
- Fernando Correia
- Inês Guerreiro
- Ara Darzi
- Miguel Peliteiro
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- University of Beira Interior (PT)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Portuguese Air Force Academy (PT)
- Polícia Judiciária (PT)
- Partners In Care (US)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (DK)
- Ospedale Sant Antonio (IT)
- Nova Medical (United States) (US)
- Hospital de Santo António (PT)
- Concordance Health Solutions (United States) (US)
- Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (PT)
- INESC TEC (PT)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1726073
- Primary Topic
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Imperial College London
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia