Students from the 49th Physiotherapy Class and the 50th Occupational Therapy Class of the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) participated, on December 19, 2022, in a graduation ceremony held at the Faculty’s Theater. 

 Representing the Institution were Prof. Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes, Vice Director of FMUSP, Prof. Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério, President of the Undergraduate Committee, Prof. Carolina Fu, from the Coordinating Committee of the Physiotherapy Course, and Profa. Talita Naiara Rossi da Silva, from the Coordinating Committee of the Occupational Therapy Course. 

 “It is the end of a stage and the beginning of a long and arduous journey”, said Prof. Carolina Fu, who urged students to always focus on the love for the profession as a key to success. Following her, Prof. Talita Rossi highlighted and thanked the engagement of students, “occupational therapists, preceptors, administrative staff and all the people who, in one way or another, were essential for building and sustaining the course”. 

 Prof. Iolanda de Fátima Lopes recalled that “in a country with so many inequalities and difficulties of all kinds”, the students had the privilege of graduating from a higher education course, and that it is important to repay the investment made by society in public universities. 

 Finally, the Vice Director of FMUSP, Prof. Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes, left a message for the future: “This great milestone, you will realize over time, is going to complement itself throughout life. The day-to-day continuous training and the commitment to patients and results are what makes the difference.”