1930

Course work and internships in Europe. – After graduation from medical school things went smoothly for Juscelino. Yet, he felt the need to go further. He wanted to specialize in an area of his choice: urology. And so he did. He traveled to Europe at the end of April 1930. Juscelino spent time in Paris where he studied with Dr. Maurice Chevassu, a famous urologist at the time. Juscelino also became a medical intern in Vienna and Berlin. Upon his return to Brazil in October 1930, he assumed both his previous positions again, at his former practice and as a volunteer at the hospital Santa Casa. In addition, he became a physician at the “Caixa Beneficente da Imprensa Oficial” (the social service of the official news agency). Absorbed by these professional obligations as he was, politics seemed to be something very distant to him, even though he was always a well informed citizen.