University Fernando Pessoa
Health Services

Health and Leisure Academy (ASL)
UFP’s ASL comprises its gyms, swimming pools and saunas. The gyms and swimming pools are simultaneously therapeutic areas for the Physiotherapy Pedagogical Clinics and for ASL. UFP’s academic community can use ASL’s areas and resources, according to the applicable regulations (asl@ufp.edu.pt).

Psychology Office
Located at the Pedagogical Clinics Building, the Phychology Office provides free counseling services to students, teachers and staff at UFP, simply by scheduling an appointment. (telephone: [+351] 225071384)

Dentistry Clinics
Located at the Faculty of Health Sciences, UFP’s Dentistry Clinics provide medical-dental care, not only to the academic community at UFP, but also to the general community. In order to access this service, an appointment must be scheduled in advance at the dentistry clinics reception office. (telephone: [+351] 225074634)

Pshysiotherapy Pedagogical Clinic
The Physiotherapy Pedagogical Clinic performs treatments in the scope of the pedagogical practice of Physiotherapy students, accompanied by their teachers. This clinic is equipped for the clinical teaching of the different physiotherapy areas, in particular hydrotherapy, with two swimming pools and a whirlpool room; thermotherapy, with a dry sauna and a wet sauna; cardiorespiratory physiotherapy, with two differentiated booths; sport rehabilitation, with a suited gym; walk and posture, with a biomechanics lab. This service is located at the Pedagogical Clinics Building and is open to UFP’s academic community and to the general community. In order to access this service, an appointment must be scheduled in advance at the clinics reception office. (telephone: [+351] 225071384)

Psychology Pedagogical Clinic
UFP provides services, which are open to the general community, of psychological evaluation and intervention, in the scope of the pedagogical practice of its Psychology students, accompanied by their teachers. (telephone: [+351] 225071383)

Psychomotor Rehabilitation Pedagogical Clinic
UFP provides consultations of psychomotor evaluation and intervention through the Psychomotor Rehabilitation Pedagogical Clinic at the Ponte de Lima Unit, and at its Pedagogical Clinics Building, in the scope of an extension of its services to the general community. (telephone: [+351] 225071384)

Speech Therapy Pedagogical Clinic
UFP’s Speech Therapy Pedagogical Clinic performs treatments in the scope of the pedagogical practice of its Speech Therapy students, accompanied by their teachers. This service is located at the Pedagogical Clinics Building and is open to UFP’s academic community and to the general community. In order to access this service, an appointment must be scheduled in advance at the clinics reception office. (telephone: [+351] 225071384)

University Hospital
The University Hospital has more than 50 medical and surgical specialties and is open 24/7 with an Emergency Room. Students from the Health Faculty courses learn in clinical practice. (telephone: [+351] 222455455)