title: Pathophysiology as an autonomous discipline in the medical curriculum in Portugal - Reaction to Churilov's paper.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Fisiopatologia, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Rua do Instituto Bacteriológico, 5, Piso 1, Sala 1.10 1150-190 Lisboa, Portugal, nuno.neuparth@nms.unl.pt.
authors.forename: Nuno Manuel Barreiros
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Neuparth
authors.forename: António Manuel Bensabat
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rendas