Vera Alice Correia Resende was born on February 1, 1983, in the Parish of Ovar. Resident in São Vicente de Pereira Jusã, Ovar. She completed the 1st cycle at Escola Primaria da Relva, São Vicente de Pereira Jusã. The 2nd and 3rd cycles at the Escola Básica de Válega and the secondary at Escola Júlio Dinis in Ovar. She completed the 12th grade with a final average of 19 values. She started the Medicine course in 2001 at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior. She completed her degree in July 2007, with a final average of 15.2 points.
In November 2007, she took the access test for the Complementary Internship, with a result of 72%. She is registered with the Medical Association with Professional Certificate No. 47328. She is an extraordinary member of the Portuguese Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SPOT) with the number 1419. She is a member of the Portuguese Society of Hand Surgery (SPOCMA). She is a founding member of the Portuguese Society of Labor Traumatology (Coimbra, February 2011).