Law in the Public Health Area

Law in the Public Health Area - Scholarship Programs for Lato-Sensu Specialization Courses

The Scholarship Program for "Lato - Sensu" Specialization Courses is a Scholarship Program of the Government of the State of São Paulo, established on September 11, 1979, by State Decree No. 13,919 for higher education professionals to work in the Health area.

This program was conceived as an instrument of the São Paulo State Government, through the State Department of Health, to encourage postgraduate training for human resources responsible for directly meeting the health needs of the São Paulo population, and is responsible for administering and monitoring scholarships. There are approximately four hundred different professional development programs in the State of São Paulo.

The Scholarship Program for "Lato - Sensu" Specialization Courses is intended to complement the training of recent graduates in the health area, except doctors, through in-service training and the objectives are:

• To train the participant for a qualified and differentiated performance in the area covered by the Scholarship Programs for "Lato - Sensu" Specialization courses, promoting the improvement of professional performance, through the opportunity to access new theoretical knowledge and emphasis on specific practices;
• Encourage and improve the development of a critical and comprehensive vision of the Unified Health System (SUS), guiding its actions towards improving the health conditions of the SUS user population;
• Improve the training process for participants, considering the guidelines and principles of the SUS in order to develop a broad and integrated understanding of the different actions and work processes of the institution participating in the program.

They last 1 (one) or 2 (two) years, with a 40-hour workweek, with a minimum total workload of 1,760 hours, distributed between theoretical and practical activities directed at each profession/area of concentration for which it is intended and must be taken on an exclusive dedication basis.