Summary
Raquel Lemos is a physician and former software engineer with 11 years of experience who blends clinical practice in family and community medicine with a strong background in software development and data systems. Currently a medical resident at Hospital Metropolitano Odilon Behrens, she has also worked in primary care strategy roles and brings practical public-sector health experience from municipal work. Before medicine she spent a decade in software roles—from programmer and systems analyst to senior consultant at ThoughtWorks—building Java, Delphi, .NET and database-backed applications, which informs her interest in medical research and data science. Her interdisciplinary training includes medicine, a master's focus on health promotion and violence prevention, computer science, and software engineering, enabling her to navigate both clinical and technical domains. Raquel’s career path reflects a rare combination of hands-on clinical care and production-grade engineering, positioning her to translate healthcare problems into data-driven solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bacharel em Ciência da Computação, Computer Science, Bacharel em Ciência da Computação, Computer Science at PUC Minas
Residência Médica, Medicina de Família e Comunidade, Residência Médica, Medicina de Família e Comunidade at Hospital Metropolitano Odilon Behrens
Exchange Program, English, Exchange Program, English at University of the Incarnate Word
Técnico em Informática Industrial, Technology, Técnico em Informática Industrial, Technology at Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais
Master's degree, Promoção de Saúde e Prevenção da Violência, Master's degree, Promoção de Saúde e Prevenção da Violência at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Bacharelado, Medicina, Bacharelado, Medicina at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
English, Spanish, Brazilian Sign Language, Portuguese