First Medicine class starts building a new chapter in the history of Luziânia

A new chapter in the history of Luiziânia started being witten this Monday, April 3, with the beginning of the activities of the Faculty of Medicine in the city. To celebrate this important date, the auditorium of the City Legislature welcomed the Rector of the University of Rio Verde, professor Alberto Barella Netto; the Mayor, Daniel Sorgatto; federal representative, Célio Silveira; house president, councilman Carlos da Liga; municipal health secretary, Gonçalo Henrique de Sousa, apart from UniRV’s entire administration, including directors, coordinators and other councilmen and local authorities.

The first moment was marked by emotional speeches and thanks for the implementation of the Faculty of Medicine, authorized in September, 2022 by the State Board of Education (CEE). The Rector began his speech greeting the parents and talking on the greatness of the profession. He still thanked them for trusting their children’s journey to the Medicine course: “Here, today, are 60 young people that were already victorious by winning the selection process and it is a very big honor for the University of Rio Verde to receive the first class of Luziânia Campus. Thank you to the parents that are entrusting their children to an institution that is committed and that makes a point of delivering today the best Campus. Thank you, city of Luziânia, for today we are beginning another chapter in the city’s history, with the inaugural class in Luziânia.”

The doctor and president of the Mixed Parliament Front in Favor of Health at the Federal Legislature, the federal representative Celio Silveira spoke on the importance of professionals for Brazilian public health and about the University’s social function for the city of Luziânia: “I congratulate the University of Rio Verde that today becomes ‘University of Luziânia’ and that has an important role in the construction of the careers of these future doctors that will make a difference in our country’s public health”. The representative also commented that he will preside the committee of municipal higher education institutions.

Emotional for being accomplishing the dream of the families from Luziânia, the Mayor spoke about the beginning of the partnership, UniRV’s role toward the population and the joy of welcoming the freshmen of the first class. “You cannot imagine the happiness in my heart for being here in my hometown, as a Mayor and participating of this historical moment, with the inaugural class of our long-awaited Faculty of Medicine. Today we inaugurate our Campus and I want to thank UniRV for trusting Luziânia. I am sure that our Faculty will be a reference in health and will transform our city’s reality”, concluded the Mayor.

The memorable day for the city also had the ribbon cutting moment, the unveiling of a plaque and the welcoming of the academics in the modern building that will house the Faculty of Medicine. The building has a privileged location at Sara Kubitschek Avenue, Block 20, Lot 1/2 Sector North, with five floors. One of them houses the Anatomy, Morphofunctional, Operation Technique and Simulations, Microscopes and Semiology Laboratories. On the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd floors there will be the classrooms, coordination rooms and professors lounge. The ground floor houses the reception, appointment center, general coordination, directory, administration room, library and an annex for the study room.

The first admission exam for the Luziânia Faculty of Medicine took place in November of last year and got around five thousand applicants from several Brazilian states, looking for one of the 60 offered positions. Isadora Lima de Oliveira, from Canaã dos Carajás in the state of Pará, was one of people who guaranteed their position and participated of the inaugural class attentively. “It is very moving to be a part of this very first class in Luziânia. We are making history in the city, helping transform health in the city and accomplishing my personal dream of becoming a doctor,” she stated.

Of the 60 freshmen that started their classes on this Monday, four of them are from Luziânia and have the mission of showing the city to the rest of their classmates. Matheus Braga is one of the people that are happy in participating of such a historical moment: “Today is a very special day for our city and for our academic journey, we have the best Campus and the best university, we are already making history.”

The implementation of the Faculty of Medicine in Luziânia marks the beginning of a new history for the city, because of factors such as the movement of the local economy, direct and indirect job creation and the insertion of new professionals to the city’s public health network. And to show off the building to everyone in attendance, a tour was carried out, going through classrooms and labs.

To welcome the freshmen, the coordinator of UniRV’s Relationships Department, professor Dr. Leninne Guimarães Freitas, welcomed and delivered the “UniRV kit” that symbolizes the official entrance of the academics to the UniRV family.

Closing up the first classroom encounter, Alberto Barella shared important information and commented about the university sports incentive and the plea for hosting a JUGs phase in the city of Luziânia, reinforcing the institution’s commitment to the practice of activities that promote physical and mental well-being of the academic community.