Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maria Rita Martins Garcia da Fonseca Pequito
- Gender
- Female
Citation names
- Pequito, Maria Rita
- Garcia da Fonseca
- Martins Garcia da Fonseca
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6A16-DFC9-22D0
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2249-1608
Email addresses
- mrpequito@egasmoniz.edu.pt (Professional)
- ritagarciadafonseca@gmail.com (Personal)
Addresses
- Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Campus Universitário, 2829-511, Quinta da Granja - Monte da Caparica, Almada, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) |
| French | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2026/01 - 2026/01
Concluded
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ENSINAR+ - Programa de Capacitação Pedagógica para Ensinar no Ensino Superior (Outros)
Major in Gabinete de Form ação Pedagógica
EGAS MONIZ SCHOOL of HEALTH & SCIENCE, Portugal
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2012/02/01 - 2017/01/31
Concluded
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residence (Laurea Specialistica)
Major in Equine
European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, United Kingdom
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2006 - 2011
Concluded
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PhD (Doktor (PhD))
Major in Medicina Desportiva
University College Dublin Centre for Food Safety, Ireland
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade de Liège, Bélgica., Belgium "Prospective Study to Identify Predictors of Outcome in the Training of Thoroughbred
Racehorses" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2005 - 2006
Concluded
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Diploma de Estudos Complementares, Opção Equídeos. (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
Major in Equídeos
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade de Liège, Bélgica., Belgium
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade de Liège, Bélgica., Belgium "Prévalence et facteurs de risque associés à l’hémorragie pulmonaire induite par l’exercice
chez les chevaux de sport selon leur discipline." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2005
Concluded
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Licenciatura em Medicina Veterinária. (Licence)
Major in Licenciatura em Medicina Veterinária.
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade de Liège, Bélgica., Belgium
"Prévalence et facteurs de risque associés à l’hémorragie pulmonaire induite par l’exercice
chez les chevaux de sport selon leur discipline. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/09/16 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | EGAS MONIZ SCHOOL of HEALTH & SCIENCE, Portugal |
| EGAS MONIZ SCHOOL of HEALTH & SCIENCE, Portugal | ||
| 2013/09/16 - 2023/09/15 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012/03/05 - 2013/08/06 | Professora Convidada | Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal |
| 2011/01/18 - 2012/02/25 | Clinical Assistant at the CIRALE IPC, Goustranville, França | Anses Laboratoire de Santé Animale de Maisons-Alfort, France |
| 2008/03/05 - 2010/12/23 | PhD Student and Resident Veterinary of Thoroughbred flat racehorses with trainer Mr Jim Bolger | NovaUCD, Ireland |
| University College Dublin Centre for Food Safety, Ireland | ||
| 2005/09/01 - 2006/09/01 | Equine Internship (Complementary Equine Diploma studies). | Université de Liège, Belgium |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 - 2014 | Processos inovadores na produção do cavalo Lusitano: a optimização da alimentação
como base da produtividade do sistema e da qualidade dos poldros.
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA), Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI), Ireland |
President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA), da Science Foundation of Ireland
(SFI).
Concluded
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| 2011/01 - 2012/09 | - Equine Biomechanics: Kinematic and dynamometric analysis of the normal equine locomotion
and comparison of the effect of different conformations and orthopaedic treatments.
PTDC/CVT/113480/2009
Researcher
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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| 2006 - 2010 | Genomics of Performance in Thoroughbred Horses.
PhD Student Fellow
President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA), Science Foundation of Ireland
(SFI), Ireland
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President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA), da Science Foundation of Ireland
(SFI).
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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| Working paper |
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Activities
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2026/01 - 2026/01 | ENSINAR+ - Programa de Capacitação Pedagógica para Ensinar no Ensino Superior (Gabinete
de Form
ação Pedagógica)
Seminar
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ENSINAR+ - Programa de Capacitação Pedagógica para Ensinar no Ensino Superior (Gabinete
de Form ação Pedagógica)
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Crl, Portugal
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Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09 - 2028/09 | Validação da Metodologia de Exame Clínico Objetivo e Estruturado como Ferramenta de Aprendizagem em estudantes de Enfermagem e Medicina Veterinária. | Carla Constança Jardim de Sousa |
Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2013 | Best Poster Award
European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, United Kingdom
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| 2006 | Ad Astra Scholarship
NovaUCD, Ireland
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