António Manuel Bensabat Rendas, GCIP (born 19 April 1949) is a Portuguese professor of Medicine, and a researcher in the field of respiratory diseases."Gilead GÉNESE Program – Advisory Committee: Prof. Doutor António Rendas" (in Portuguese). Gilead GÉNESE Program Official Website. He served as Rector of NOVA University of Lisbon from 2007"António Rendas chairs CRUP" (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 9 February 2010. to 2017, when he was succeeded by João Sáàgua."João Sáàgua takes office as Rector of Nova this Thursday" (in Portuguese). Dinheiro Vivo. 13 September 2017. He was President of the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas, CRUP) between 2010 and 2014."António Rendas denies conflict with the government to leave CRUP" (in Portuguese). RTP. 14 October 2014. He is currently Academic Holder of the National Academy of Medicine of Portugal, Member of the Steering Committee of UNICA (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe),"Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe – Board and General Secretariat". Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe Official Website. and member of the Board of Trustees of The Aga Khan University."The Aga Khan University – Board of Trustees". Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe Official Website.
Background António Rendas, born in Lisbon, has a degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon (1972) and a PhD in the field of Experimental Pathology from the Cardiothoracic Institute, University of London (1977)."Diplomatic Relations from A to Z: António Rendas" (in Portuguese). Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Website. He was a research fellow at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation between 1974 and 1976, in the Department of Experimental Pathology of the Brompton Hospital, at the Cardiothoracic Institute, University of London."António Rendas – EC 2013". Estoril Conferences Official Website. Later in 1990, António Rendas was a member of the Advisory Council on Scholarships of the Education and Scholarship Services of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation."Gilead GÉNESE Program – Advisory Committee: Prof. Doutor António Rendas" (in Portuguese). Gilead GÉNESE Program Official Website.
In 1977–78, he was an Associate Pathology Researcher at the Department of Pathology at the Children's Hospital Medical Center at Harvard Medical School.
António Rendas managed the Portuguese Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT) of NOVA University of Lisbon between 1982 and 1986."António Rendas – EC 2013". Estoril Conferences Official Website. He was also Director of NOVA Medical School (Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, FCM) from 1996 to 2006, where he has been Professor of Pathophysiology since 1982."Recognition Division – Mobility and International Cooperation: António Rendas" (in Portuguese). Directorate General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Science Official Website.
Between 1992 and 1994, António Rendas was Project Coordinator responsible for introducing the method of problem-based learning in medical education in Portugal, in collaboration with the Department of Medical Education of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, with the support of the Luso-American Development Foundation.Rendas, António B.; Pinto, Patrícia Rosado; et al. (1997). "Application of problem-based learning method to Medical Education" (in Portuguese). Medical Education. Between 1995 and 1997, he also held the position of Vice President of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology. Between 2005 and 2008, he was Coordinator of the National Council of Teaching and Medical Education of the Portuguese Order of Physicians,"Prof. Doutor António Rendas Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). NOVA Official Website. July 2013. a position he held when he was elected Rector of NOVA University of Lisbon in 2007. In this institution, António Rendas has seen his mandate as Rector renewed in 2013 by the General Council."António Rendas re-elected Rector of NOVA University of Lisbon" (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 27 July 2013.
International career António Rendas took the first steps in his international career in 1977, when he finished his PhD in the Cardiothoracic Institute, University of London. In the same year, he was an associate researcher at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, United States,"António Rendas leaves the presidency of the Council of Rectors" (in Portuguese). RTP. 24 September 2014. and remained in this institution until 1978.
Among the international institutions that he belonged to, the World Health Organization stands out, where he collaborated as a consultant for the areas of medical training and specialized training between 1984 and 1986."Mergers in High Education have to move forward next year" (in Portuguese). Negócios. 10 May 2012. He also participated in a project of the same organization for development of materials for health in Mozambique."Mergers in High Education have to move forward next year" (in Portuguese). Negócios. 10 May 2012.
Between 1998 and 2006, António Rendas was an elected member of the Council of the International Society for Pathophysiology and Coordinator of the Teaching Commission. And from 2002 to 2006, he was a member of the Executive Council of the Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE). António Rendas was involved in the adaptation of the Bologna Process to the Medicine course in 2004, as a member of the respective Working Group, within the scope of the Higher Council of Science, Technology and Innovation."Prof. Doutor António Rendas Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). NOVA Official Website. July 2013. From 2010 to 2014, he was also a member of the Council of the European University Association.
He is currently member of the Steering Committee of UNICA (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe), elected in 2015 to hold the second term."Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe – Board and General Secretariat". Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe Official Website.
Research areas Respiratory pathology Biomedical evaluation of aging Physiology and physiopathology of breathing Medical education Problem-based learning and conceptual maps University administration and management indicators"Gilead GÉNESE Program – Advisory Committee: Prof. Doutor António Rendas" (in Portuguese). Gilead GÉNESE Program Official Website.
Published works António Rendas is the author and/or co-author of 138 communications and 76 national and international scientific articles. He is also the author of 2 books and 10 chapters of books."Prof. Doutor António Rendas Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). NOVA Official Website. July 2013. Some highlights are:
"Adaptações funcionais do organismo humano", Leituras do Homem (pp. 55–68), Almerindo Lessa (ed.). Editora Internacional, Lisbon, 1998. "Síndromes dispneizantes infralaríngeas", Manual de Otorrinolaringologia (pp. 104–108), with Mota Carmo M. Bárbara C., Samuel Ruah and Carlos Ruah (ed.), 1999. "Adaptações normais e patológicas do organismo humano durante o envelhecimento – ‘Idade Biológica’ versus ‘Idade Cronológica’", Envelhecer Vivendo (pp. 49–55), coordination of A. Mota Pinto, Quarteto, 2001. "No âmbito da avaliação das faculdades de medicina", Ensino da Medicina – realidade ibérica (pp 191–197), Bissaya Barreto Foudantion, 2002. "Sistema de Indicadores de Gestão 2000 – 2002 – um meio de diagnóstico e intervenção na Faculdade de Ciências Médicas", with Névoa L., NOVA Medical School, 2004. "O futuro da saúde em Portugal", Coordination: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (pp. 25–32), Companhia das Ideias, 2006.
Distinctions and awards Thomé Villar/Boehringer Ingelheim Award"Awards and Prizes: Thomé Villar/Boehringer Ingelheim Award" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Society of Pulmonology Official Website. of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology (1995, 1999, 2000, 2001)"Prof. Doutor António Rendas Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). NOVA Official Website. July 2013 Knight of the National Order of Merit of the French Republic (1987)"Prof. Doutor António Rendas Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). NOVA Official Website. July 2013. D. Afonso Henriques Medal (1st Class) of the Portuguese Army (2011)"Prof. Doutor António Rendas Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). NOVA Official Website. July 2013. Gold Medal for distinguished Services from the Portuguese Ministry of Health (2014)"António Rendas honoured with Gold Medal on World Health Day" (in Portuguese). NOVA Official Website. Personality of the Year award by the Portuguese Lung Foundation (2017)"Prof. Doutor António Bensabat Rendas homenageado pela Fundação Portuguesa do Pulmão" (in Portuguese). myPNEUMOLOGIA. Great Cross of the Order of Public Instruction by the President of the Portuguese Republic"Marcelo insiste em pacto na saúde e condecora ex-reitor António Rendas" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias.
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