I moved to Cardiff in September 2007 to start my degree and where I graduated in BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science in July 2011. Sport and exercise sciences gave me the theoretical knowledge and practical application of scientific principles relating to exercise and environmental physiology, nutrition and biomechanics to maximise sports performance and improve general health and wellbeing through exercise. My dissertation was about: “HRV Measurements Before and After Maximal Exercise in Normal Individuals.”, where I developed my passion about electrocardiology, sports medicine and cardiac rehabilitation.When I finished, I felt confident in terms of exercise prescription and evaluation of human performance, however I believed that was necessary to invest more knowledge about cardiac and respiratory physiology in order to improve my career path.I went back to Portugal to start another degree in Clinical Physiology. From September 2011 to September 2015 I have studied Clinical Cardiac & Respiratory Physiology “Cardiopneumologia” at Lisbon School of Health Technology“Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa” where I graduated in September 2015. The Clinical Physiology degree gave me the strength to make a vital difference to the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. In addition, I have aquired an expert understanding of the functioning of the heart and lungs as well as required treatment for patients with suspected heart and lung disease.During my final year (2014/2015) I conducted my research project based on electrophysiology area: "Catheter Ablation of Accessory Atrioventricular Pathways", and I have done a conference presentation in February at VIII Cardiopneumology - Clinical Physiology Thematic Seminar: "SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR [S-ICD]: an alternative approach for sudden death treatment.”. I also have done an internship of all interventional areas of my course (Non Invasive Cardiology, Invasive Cardiology and Lung Function).