Maria Manuela Frederico Ferreira. PhD Business Administration, area of Organization and Business Policies in 2005 from the University of Minho, Master's degree in Health Management and Economics in 1998 from the University of Coimbra and Bachelor's Degree in General Nursing Course in 1984/12/18. He is Coordinating Professor, Coordinator of the Council for Quality and Assessment at the Nursing School of Coimbra, President of the Education and Training Sector Committee (CS11) at the Portuguese Institut of Quality and Vice-President at the Nursing School of Coimbra. Published 42 articles in specialized journals. It has 20 book chapter(s) and 4 book(s). Organized 20 event(s). Participated in 48 event(s). Supervised 7 doctoral thesis(s) and co-supervised 1. Supervised 36 master's thesis(s) and co-supervised 3. Supervised 11 undergraduate/bachelor degree completion work(s). Received 6 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as a Researcher in 4 project(s), Responsible Investigator in 2 project(s) and Other in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Health Sciences and Social Sciences with an emphasis on Economics and Management with an emphasis on Administration Organization and Management. In his professional activities, he interacted with 67 collaborator(s) in co-authoring scientific works. In its Science Vitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: Nursing teachers; Nurses; Health promotion; Health services; Causes; Social behavior; relationship with supervisor; nurses; Public administration; Evaluation concepts; Florence Nightingale; Social competence; University education; Self-concept; Social Skills; leadership; Higher Education; nursing program; New graduates; Public Management; Prevention; To care; Nursing Teachers; Performance evaluation; Health Organizations; Quality in healthcare; Validity of assessments; teacher; Change; Satisfaction; Education; Quality; Balanced scorecard; nursing intervention; Academic Practice; Consequences; Conceptions of Assessment; Gender; Emotional intelligence; Management; Scale Validation; Skills; Organizational commitment; Health sector; Hospital; social competence; Strategic management; Social qualifications; Intervention; Burnout; Intervention Programs; Employers; Continuing education; Knowledge management; Nursing; Assessment; Training; learning; integration; Professional loyalty; New public administration; Health; Hospitals; Public Institutions; Administrative reform; Delphi Technique; Commitment; Employability; organizational climate; Motivation; Students; ACES; education; Good teacher; program; teaching; Teaching/Learning; Indicators.