Three new Clinical Academic Centers created

Today, the creation of three new Clinical Academic Centers (CAC) was approved by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, in addition to the nine that already exist. The new centers are: the Clinical Academic Center of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Ministerial Order no. 126/2022), the Clinical Academic Center of Alentejo (Ministerial Order no. 127/2022) and the Clinical Academic Center of Católica Luz (Ministerial Order no. 128/2022).

The Clinical Academic Center of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (CACTMAD) is a consortium between the Hospital Center of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, E. P. E., the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and the Agrupamentos Centros de Saúde (ACES) of Trás-os-Montes - Alto Tâmega e Barroso, Douro I - Marão E., the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and the Agrupamentos de Centros de Saúde (ACES) of Trás-os-Montes - Alto Tâmega e Barroso, Douro I - Marão and Douro Norte and Douro II - Douro Sul, represented by the Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte, I. P.

The Centro Académico Clínico do Alentejo (C -TRAIL) is a consortium between the University of Évora, the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, the Regional Health Administration of Alentejo, I. P., the Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, E. P. E, the Local Health Unit of Norte Alentejora, E. P. E, Unidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano, E. P. E. (ULSNA), Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, E. P. E. (ULSLA) and Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, E. P. E. (ULSBA).

The Centro Académico Clínico Católica Luz is an association that aims to enhance the synergies that already exist between the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Luz Saúde, S. A., Hospital da Luz, S. A., GLSMED Learning Health, S. A., and the União das Misericórdias Portuguesas.

CACs are integrated care, teaching and clinical research and translation structures, which bring together healthcare units, higher education institutions and/or public or private research institutions. Their main objectives are to advance and apply knowledge and scientific evidence to improve health.