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RESTRICTION BREEDS

CREATIVITY

It has become a tradition. At this time of the adapt. Fortunately, the core features that de-
year, when we turn from the Summer heat to fine the iMed project will still be present this
the Autumn leaves, we here in FRONTAL turn year and stronger than ever.
to our pens and keyboards, in order to cement You will still experience the amazing work-
one more year of our partnership with the iMed shops in our Alma Mater (or in our college, if
project, now on its 12th iteration. Once more, you are not local), competitions that will test
we present to you, our dear reader, the FRON- your neurons to their limit, and the amazing
TAL Special Edition for iMed 12.0. cast of speakers who will delight you with their
Since the arrival of the COVID-19 Pandem- talks. Through the uncertainty they have raised
ic, the world we live in hasn’t been the same. to give you a full journey for your enjoyment.
The iMed congress as we know it had to change Likewise, we will rise to give you the best cov-
as well. From our familiar meeting space in erage we can, with daily summaries, and inter-
Camões Theatre, to the lunches and coffee views with a handful of speakers, exploring a bit
breaks surrounded by our colleagues, to our more of their work, and some of the details left
conversations with the speakers in the end of unexplored in their talks.
the sessions, all that had to be put aside for the Thus, in your hands you hold our work, de-
sake of our collective safety. We’ve lost many picting the work of many doctors, investigators
other special moments, the mad runs between and other outstanding people as well as their
the halls in order to meet the speakers and get stories and experiences. May your excitement
an interview, the handing out of journals, even for this year’s iMed conference flourish, as ours
the hangouts with all other crew/staff mem- did, and may we look back on this experience
bers and sponsors. thinking fondly of the knowledge we gained
The Pandemic has brought forth new re- along the way.
strictions, new challenges and so we had to

AUTHOR
DAVID GIL

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