The president of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR), Cibele Carvalho, was elected alternate federal councilor and will now be a member of the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM), in the 2024-2029 term. Members of the list By Medical Act, Cibele and physician Alexandre de Menezes Rodrigues, reelected as a full councilor, received 27,627 votes in Minas Gerais, approximately 70% of the valid votes. The term will begin on October 1, 2024 and will run until September 30, 2029.
“We are very happy with this opportunity and aware of the great responsibility of representing our state on the Council. I thank Dr. Alexandre for the partnership and I am sure that we will do a great job together,” said Cibele. “This is also an important achievement for the CBR, bringing us even closer to the Council and to the discussion of important topics for serving the population.”
The plate By Medical Act presented to doctors from Minas Gerais a set of 16 proposals aimed at strengthening the practice of medicine throughout the country and ensuring better professional conditions for doctors. Among the commitments made, in addition to defending the Medical Act, are support for the adoption of legal measures and instruments that create the proficiency exam, defense of the Revalida program and investment in continuing education for doctors.
Historic record – The election to choose representatives (both full and alternate) of the 27 Brazilian states was held on August 6 and 7 and involved more than 408,000 physicians: this was the largest participation recorded by the CFM in all the contests held in its history. The agency reported that 543,395 of the 598,573 physicians working in the country were eligible to vote. In total, 75% of the voting physicians participated in the election, evaluating and choosing among the 73 slates and 146 candidates who ran in the election.
According to the National Electoral Commission (CNE) of the CFM, which conducted the process in partnership with the 27 Regional Electoral Commissions (CREs) in the States, the election was marked by tranquility, efficiency and security. No incidents were recorded in the first election held online.
The president of the CFM, physician José Hiran Gallo, believes that the high participation of physicians was a result of the planning for the election. “So that physicians could exercise their right to vote, our teams worked tirelessly to ensure the functioning of the systems and to give wide publicity to this election of great importance to medicine and health in the country,” he stated. Gallo thanked voters for the importance given to the election and for their commitment to exercising their citizenship.
According to him, the fruits will come: “I am confident that the elected federal councilors will repay this trip to the polls with serious work and commitment to science, life and health, always respecting the limits of the law and ethics”, he noted.