University of Brasília · since 2016
Escola de Pacientes is the academic activity group coordinated by Prof. Dr. Estêvão Cubas Rolim: medical training at UnB, continuing education for professionals, scientific output in Public Health, and award-winning products adopted by the public health network.
The School's digital patients now have a platform of their own. Students choose the case, choose which artificial intelligence they want to talk to, and conduct the consultation in writing. At the end, they receive feedback on what they asked, what they missed, and what they did that they should not have. This is the path of the group's 2,975 clinical simulations, from the printed scripts of 2016 to patients with AI.
Review by disease
Choose the disease and follow 3 steps: the basics, how to see the patient, and going deeper.
Featured projects
A visual prescription template with clear language and pictograms, created at UBS 2 in Itapoã, scientifically validated by the Delphi method and institutionally adopted by SES-DF. Awarded by INOVA Brasília and the SUS DF Showcase, with an international presentation at ICASE 2026.
2,975 clinical simulations — from printed scripts and forms to AI-mediated digital patients — practicing history-taking and management, with structured feedback at the end.
Books prescribed along with medication for children and teenagers in Itapoã. Featured on Globo and the Citizen Health Award 2018.
YouTube channel with guidance videos, printed materials, and social media content in accessible language.
Who leads
Professor of Medicine at UnB, Family Health Strategy physician at SES-DF, and PhD in Public Health from UnB.
Has led Escola de Pacientes since 2016, bringing together the university, the health service, and the community — with a research group made up of Medicine and Nursing students.
Estêvão's Column
From health guidance to digital patients: twelve ways to use a school that never fit in just one classroom.
Scientific output
Estêvão Cubas Rolim (ed.) and collaborators · Editora Reflexão Acadêmica
Access the book ↗Estêvão Cubas Rolim · Brazilian Journals Editora, 113 pp.
DOI ↗RECIMA21 — Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal
Brazilian Journal of Development
Rev. Observatorio de la Economía Latinoamericana
European Journal of Public Health (Qualis A1 Public Health)
Institutional impact
Awards and recognitions by year
The 10 recognitions received since the School was created, in 2016. Another 2, from 2010 and 2011, predate the group and are left out of the chart — the full list is below.
| Year | Recognition |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Paulo Freire Award in Education |
| 2021 | FEPECS Research Funding |
| 2019 | Strong Primary Care for SUS Award – Universal Access |
| 2018 | Citizen Health Award |
| 2018 | Finalist - Education Laboratory |
| 2017 | SUS DF Showcase Award - 1st place |
| 2017 | INOVA Brasília Award - 1st place |
| 2017 | Motion of Praise |
| 2016 | Tribute for successful work in primary care |
| 2016 | Outstanding Public Servant 2016 |
| 2011 | 1st place award - Miscellaneous category |
| 2010 | Best Poster Award |
Start here
Videos, printed guidance, and practical health content in plain language.
Access → schoolUnB courses, simulations, tests, clinical cases, and study material.
Access → sciencePublications, conferences, citation bank, methods, and research lines.
Access → stethoscopeClinical tools, protocols, telehealth, systems, and continuing education.
Access →More than 440 pages of materials: clinical topics, simulations, tests, citations, and technical documents accumulated since 2016. Use the search at the top of the site or browse the index.
