Read the Bylaws
10 pages, digitally signed by the Director-General and the Coordinator on November 2, 2026.
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The Bylaws in ten chapters
A quick guide to where to find each subject. The full, binding text is the one in the PDF above.
I · Nature and purposes
EPDF is a UnB research and outreach group focused on Primary Care and SUS. Student training, scientific output, educational products, and accessible language in health. Principles: ethics, scientific rigor, social responsibility, transparency, and respect for diversity.
II · Organization of the group
Four levels: Director-General, Coordinator, Supervisors, and Members. The Bylaws define what each level decides and oversees. The supervisor's term is one UnB academic semester, renewable.
III · Members
Who can be a member (preferably Medicine and Nursing students approved in the selection process), with the rights and duties of participants.
IV · Admission
The selection process: application, form with Lattes, ORCID, and Google Scholar, interview, and decision. Admission takes effect with the signing of the Commitment Agreement. See how it works in practice.
V · Attendance and hours
Meetings, minimum attendance per semester, excused absences, temporary leave of up to one semester, and task logging on the Núcleo EP platform.
VI · Production and deliverables
At least one work front per semester (management, product improvement, or article writing), deadlines, an evaluation at the end of the semester, and a certificate with the hours completed.
VII · Ethics and confidentiality
Research within ethical standards (CNS Resolution No. 466/2012), confidentiality of patient and group data in line with the LGPD, prohibition of plagiarism and scientific misconduct, and transparent use of artificial intelligence.
VIII · Co-authorship and funds received
How co-authors and authorship order are defined (with the ICMJE criteria) and how awards and funds granted to the group are managed.
IX · Continuing membership and dismissal
The conditions for staying in the group each semester, the grounds for dismissal, the right to respond in writing, and the possibility of returning through a new selection process.
X · Final provisions — amendment of the Bylaws, unforeseen cases, and entry into force.
