Portuguese Medical Association
The Order of Physicians (Ordem dos Médicos) is the public entity that serves as the regulatory and licensing body for physicians in Portugal. It was first established in 1898, as the Association of Portuguese Physicians (Associação dos Médicos Portugueses), the first of its kind in the country. It was incorporated as the Order of Physicians by Decree-Law No.
Portuguese Medical Association

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The Order of Physicians (Ordem dos Médicos) is the public entity that serves as the regulatory and licensing body for physicians in Portugal. It was first established in 1898, as the Association of Portuguese Physicians (Associação dos Médicos Portugueses), the first of its kind in the country. It was incorporated as the Order of Physicians by Decree-Law No.
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29 171 of 24 November 1938, and its first Chairman (with the distinctive title of Bastonário; literally, Mace-Bearer) was Elísio de Azevedo e Moura (1877–1977). The current Mace-Bearer is Carlos Cortes, elected in 2023. The Order of Physicians is also responsible for the technical standards of postgraduate medical training and attributes clinicians with the degree of specialist.
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• Name — Order of Physicians • Formation — (1898, as the Association of Portuguese Physicians) • Headquarters — 151, Av. Alm. Gago Coutinho 1749–084 Lisbon • Leader Title — Mace-Bearer (Bastonário) • Leader Name — Carlos Cortes • Website — https: ordemdosmedicos.pt
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