Medicina UNA

The Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Asunción (FCM-UNA) is a Paraguayan higher-education institution dedicated to training health professionals and serving community needs. Its mission emphasizes innovation, leadership, ethical values, management skills, and social responsibility. The faculty offers undergraduate programs in Medicine, Kinesiology and Physiotherapy, Surgical Instrumentation, and a higher technical qualification in Podiatry, alongside postgraduate education and admissions guidance. Its programs include nationally accredited courses, with Medicine also recognized under the ARCU-SUR regional accreditation system at the central campus.

FCM-UNA supports teaching and research through academic services, a library and virtual library, research activities, and EFACIM, its editorial unit, which publishes materials and the journal Anales. The institution also provides access to the Hospital de Clínicas and appointment services for the hospital and its university medical care center. Additional resources include electronic administrative procedures, student and faculty information systems, Moodle virtual classrooms, scholarships, university extension programs, and public health information on infection control and epidemiological alerts.