Maria Inês Maceira holds a degree in Languages and Literature (English and Spanish) and a Master's in Public Administration and Management from the University of Aveiro. She did an academic internship in a public hospital, where she developed and applied questionnaire surveys to patients to analyse the quality of the administrative services. At the moment, she is a a PhD student in Public Policies, were she is studying the emerging structures of Clinical Academic Centers. She also serves as a Student Evaluator at the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) and is part of CIPES - Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies. Her research interests are in the areas of health care, healthcare systems quality and public policy.