Program
Presentation of the PPG-AVCT
The Graduate Program in Veterinary, Comparative, and Translational Anatomy (PPG-AVCT), formerly PPGAADS, trains highly qualified professionals, integrating basic science and clinical applications to generate scientific and practical impact discoveries.
Until March 2026, the Program has graduated 789 masters and doctors, prepared to work in academia, the productive sector, and research institutions.
Research
The scope of Anatomy has been expanded to Functional Anatomy and Comparative Anatomy, which gives the Program its translational character, focused on animal and human health.
Faculty and Partnerships
Based at FMVZ-USP, with faculty also from FZEA-USP, ICB-USP, FOB-USP, Instituto Butantan, UFABC and UNESP. International collaborations with Université de Montréal (Canada), Purdue University (USA), and University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (Spain).
Dual-Degree
Dual-degree agreements with Université de Montréal (Canada), Universidad de La Frontera (Chile), and Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia).
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Program Data
In the last quadrennium, the Program graduated 37 doctors; articles from 2021–2024 total 2,905 citations (average of 6.1 per article, Scopus/SciVal).
- 64.54% of articles in Q1 and Q2 journals
- 20.5% in the top 10% journals in the field
- 12 faculty members (42.8%) with an H-index above 20
- Articles in international collaboration: 42% (area average: 25.7%)
- Collaborations with 33 countries
- 38 international awards in the period