{"id":8761,"date":"2020-03-17T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/meet-our-emerging-leaders-joao-pedro-ferreira-2017\/"},"modified":"2020-03-17T04:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T03:40:00","slug":"meet-our-emerging-leaders-joao-pedro-ferreira-2017","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/meet-our-emerging-leaders-joao-pedro-ferreira-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Emerging Leaders: Jo\u00e3o Pedro Ferreira, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-2030 media-2030\" class=\"align-center portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Jo\u00e3o-Pedro-Ferreira.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What led to your interest in medicine?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/em>: My main interest was a more profound understanding of the mechanisms of disease and, in consequence, the regional variations on disease patterns, which led me to income\/inequality issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you come across the EL program and what made you think it was relevant for you to apply?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/em>: I heard about the programme and I was immediately interested in the possibility of helping to improve healthcare worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who among the faculty you met inspired you the most and what did you enjoy most about the programme?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/em>: Everyone, really. 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