Medicine in Itabuna

Medical education in Itabuna: excellence and regional impact—state-of-the-art facilities and hands-on experience from the very beginning

Located in the heart of southern Bahia, UnexMED Itabuna is situated in one of the state’s most important healthcare hubs.

In addition to being strategically important for regional development, the city offers an ideal setting for medical education that is humanistic, ethical, and technically sound.

Itabuna is part of the Southern Regional Health Center and is included in the Southern Health Macro-Region. Given its importance in providing care to the region’s population, the municipality is home to the Health Operations Base (BOS), which serves as a referral center for various health services.

The local healthcare sector is growing steadily, driven both by the municipal public sector and by independent practitioners, self-employed professionals, and private companies that provide services in a wide range of healthcare fields.

This regional context further strengthens the practical training of UnexMED students, who gain early exposure to the challenges and solutions of medicine in Itabuna, as applied to the local context.

Among the main spaces available at the facility are:

• Morphofunctional Laboratories
• Clinical Skills Labs
• Realistic Simulation Lab
• Surgical and Clinical Skills Lab
• Active Learning Classrooms
• Physical and virtual library with an up-to-date collection
• Psychopedagogical Support Center (NAP)

In addition to its excellent infrastructure, students at UnexMED Itabuna have access to strategic partnerships with leading healthcare institutions, which ensures a hands-on education from the very first semesters, with real-world experience in both the public and private healthcare systems.

UnexMED’s Medical Partnerships in Itabuna

• Health Services of the Itabuna Municipal Health Department
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Itabuna
• Luís Eduardo Magalhães Base Hospital
• Itabuna Regional Health Polyclinic

This integration of education, state-of-the-art facilities, and clinical practice helps produce physicians who are more compassionate, ethical, and committed to the health of the communities where they practice.