HISTORY
NEPUGA POSTGRADUATE is the first, the industry leader, and the most famous school of courses in Aesthetic Biomedicine, Aesthetic Nursing, Aesthetic Pharmacy, and Aesthetic Health, thanks to the pioneering spirit and forward-thinking attitude of Dr. Ana Carolina Puga, mother of Aesthetic Biomedicine and a visionary in the Aesthetic Health sector.
Recognized as the forerunner and creator of the field of Aesthetic Biomedicine, Dr. Ana Carolina Puga, drawing on her example, background, and life experience as a market professional and university professor, always dreamed of sharing her knowledge so that biomedical scientists and health professionals could better enter the job market.
Dr. Ana Carolina Puga has always opposed the market reserve and the climate of prejudice promoted by certain corporatist medical specialties and other opportunistic groups. Through her social advocacy and activism in the sector, she confronted these opponents head-on, opening new paths for biomedical scientists and health professionals to take advantage of the full potential of the Aesthetic Health market.
The field of Aesthetic Health is open to all Health professions; however, it is the client who chooses the professional they want to be treated by. Therefore, what prevails is each individual's competence. That is what we believe.
Based on the view that Biomedicine offers many opportunities in research and laboratory work, since 2007 Dr. Ana Carolina Puga had been discussing with the CFBM (Brazil's Federal Biomedicine Council), the student community, and the biomedical professional community the inclusion of therapeutic practice through Aesthetic Biomedicine, as other health professions already do.
On 10/10/2010, through the mobilization of the biomedical profession, Dr. Ana Carolina Puga convinced the members of the CFBM to approve Biomedicine's newest qualification, the much-loved and highly valued Aesthetic Biomedicine.
In just under 03 years of activity in higher education and the training of health professionals, NEPUGA multiplied its number of classes and units throughout Brazil, with a presence in Belo Horizonte – MG, Curitiba – PR, Florianópolis-SC, Goiânia – GO, Porto Alegre – RS, Recife – PE (coming soon), Rio de Janeiro, Ribeirão Preto – SP (headquarters), and São Paulo – SP.
Throughout this short journey, we at NEPUGA have been recognized by the national biomedical community and by the community of health professionals as a highly valuable school and a reference for the development of biomedical scientists and health professionals in the aesthetics market.
Some of the achievements of Dr. Ana Carolina Puga and NEPUGA are listed below:
- The first, most renowned, and most sought-after non-degree course in Aesthetic Biomedicine in Brazil;
- The course that trains and qualifies the most aesthetic biomedical scientists in Brazil;
- The first and most sought-after course in advanced aesthetic procedures aimed at all health professions;
- The first Aesthetic Biomedicine course recognized by the CRBMs (Regional Biomedicine Councils) and the CFBM.
- The first course recognized and endorsed by the Brazilian Society of Aesthetic Biomedicine-SBBME;
- The only aesthetic health course taught by biomedical scientists recognized by the CORENs (Regional Nursing Councils);
- The school with the greatest visibility and presence in Biomedicine programs at Brazilian HEIs (higher education institutions), thanks to dozens of lectures given since 2010.
- The only school with graduating classes every year since 2012, having trained thousands of biomedical scientists and health professionals nationwide.
- The largest and only school present in 09 cities in Brazil.
With the experience gained over these years, the dream of establishing a quality college in the city of São Paulo is what led us to apply to Brazil's Ministry of Education for the accreditation of FACULDADE ANA CAROLINA PUGA – FAPUGA, with the primary goal of initially offering the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and the Technologist Degree in Hospital Management, in line with the field that is part of our lives and with the pressing needs of the job market.
Some of the achievements of Dr. Ana Carolina Puga and NEPUGA are listed below:
- The first, most renowned, and most sought-after non-degree course in Aesthetic Biomedicine in Brazil;
- The course that trains and qualifies the most aesthetic biomedical scientists in Brazil;
- The first and most sought-after course in advanced aesthetic procedures aimed at all health professions;
- The first Aesthetic Biomedicine course recognized by the CRBMs (Regional Biomedicine Councils) and the CFBM.
- The first course recognized and endorsed by the Brazilian Society of Aesthetic Biomedicine-SBBME;
- The only aesthetic health course taught by biomedical scientists recognized by the CORENs (Regional Nursing Councils);
- The school with the greatest visibility and presence in Biomedicine programs at Brazilian HEIs (higher education institutions), thanks to dozens of lectures given since 2010.
- The only school with graduating classes every year since 2012, having trained thousands of biomedical scientists and health professionals nationwide.
- The largest and only school present in 09 cities in Brazil.
With the experience gained over these years, the dream of establishing a quality college in the city of São Paulo is what led us to apply to Brazil's Ministry of Education for the accreditation of FACULDADE ANA CAROLINA PUGA – FAPUGA, with the primary goal of initially offering the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and the Technologist Degree in Hospital Management, in line with the field that is part of our lives and with the pressing needs of the job market.
Faculdade Nepuga aims to offer a program of excellence that trains quality professionals, who will be quickly hired by service companies in the field. Keeping up with the needs of the HEI's clients is therefore essential to identifying a good venture; after all, the free market is the natural source of new entrepreneurs.
Based on the recognition of and respect for these aspects, the market tends to reward entrepreneurs who, through their intelligence and work, demonstrate “the competence to compete”.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to understand that the success of an HEI in the current environment requires some differentiating components, such as technological support, the quality of services provided in terms of care and results, and constant innovation in didactic and pedagogical practice.