Recognizing the strategic role of Collective Health for regional development, an agenda of research priorities was defined, in order to create and strengthen research groups in Collective Health at UEA in integration with the research groups of the Institute of Social Medicine of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (IMS-UERJ). The cooperation process between the two institutions included the qualification of professors at the doctoral level capable of working in the articulation between research and technical-scientific cooperation in the field of Public Health, from a critical and reflective perspective, in line with the priorities of research in Brazil and the demands and needs of public policies, with emphasis on the SUS. Within the strategic planning, as a result of the qualification of professors, the exchange of experiences and projects and the strengthening of the university’s research groups, the proposal to create a stricto sensu postgraduate course was inserted. The initiative was also the result of the maturing of institutional discussions regarding the need to qualify human resources in the area of ​​public health, with a focus on priority public health problems in the Amazon region.

The academic master’s course in Public Health at the Universidade do Estado do Amazonas was recognized by the Ordinance of the Minister of State for Education no. – CTC-ES of the Higher Education Personnel Improvement Coordination – Capes.

The Postgraduate Program in Collective Health (PPGSC) proposes to promote a set of activities that enable the training of graduates able to act as professors and researchers in the field of Collective Health, who contribute to the production of theoretical, epidemiological knowledge and in health management. It is expected that graduates can design and implement research projects and programs, as well as develop skills for teaching in the area of ​​Public Health.