Rita de Azevedo Avelar

Invited Teaching Assistant

Bio

Field of Work

Psychiatry | Mental Health | Neurobiology | Emotional Well-being | Medical Education

Professional Activity

  • Hospital Assistant – Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo
  • Coordinator – Community Mental Health Team of Odivelas (since 2024)
  • Research Collaborator – Hospital Beatriz Ângelo
  • Former Clinical Practice –
    • Tires Prison Establishment (2018–2019; 2022)
    • Lisbon Western Integrated Response Center – Carcavelos and Oeiras Treatment Teams (2021–2023)

Education

  • Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interio, 2015: Licenciatura em Medicina

Postgraduate Training

  • 2016: General Internship – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
  • 2017–2021: Psychiatry Residency – Hospital Beatriz Ângelo

Professional Career

  • 2022 – Present: Hospital Assistant Psychiatrist – Hospital Beatriz Ângelo
  • 2024 – Present: Coordinator – Community Mental Health Team of Odivelas
  • Research involvement in mental health and psychiatric care

Languages

Portuguese | English

Other Interests

  • Neurobiological complexity
  • Therapeutic relationships in psychiatry
  • Supporting personal transformation and emotional well-being in patients