Research

Research at UnexMED is organized into groups and lines that connect medical education, the production of knowledge and the health needs of the regions the institution serves.

Research groups

GEISA - Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Studies and Research Group in Medicine and Health

Lead: Washington Luiz Abreu de Jesus

Main field: Medicine. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on September 16, 2025).

CNPq group record

NEPO - UNEX

Lead: Thiago Santos Vieira

Main field: Medicine. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on April 27, 2026).

CNPq group record

Cardiorespiratory Dimensions Applied to Medicine

Lead: André Luiz Lisboa Cordeiro

Main field: Medicine. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on November 21, 2025).

CNPq group record

Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Information and Health (NICAIS)

Lead: Makson de Jesus Reis

Main field: Information Science. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on September 10, 2025).

CNPq group record

Factors associated with length of stay among high-risk pregnant women at a referral hospital in Feira de Santana, Bahia

Lead: Tarciso de Figueiredo Palma

Main field: Medicine. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on May 8, 2025).

CNPq group record

Excessive use of digital social media and depression in young people: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Lead: Tarciso de Figueiredo Palma

Main field: Collective Health. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on May 8, 2025).

CNPq group record

Mental Health in Children and Adolescents

Lead: Camille da Silva Batista Santana

Main field: Medicine. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on July 25, 2025).

CNPq group record

Laboratory for the Study of Anatomical Variations (LEVA)

Lead: Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira

Main field: Morphology. CNPq status: Certified (last submission on February 18, 2026).

CNPq group record

Research lines

The lines below guide the projects developed at each campus.

Family and Community Health

Care practices centered on the family and the local area.

Institutional programs

Scientific Events Support Program — support for attending conferences.