Reflections on the current context and assessment of undergraduate medical education in Brazil.
| Title: | Reflections on the current context and assessment of undergraduate medical education in Brazil. |
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| Authors: | Pereira Júnior GA; - Universidade de São Paulo, Campus Bauru, SP, Brasil. Presidente da Comissão do Título de Especialista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões.; Colleoni Neto R; - Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Presidente da Comissão de Residência Médica do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões.; Alves R; - Centro Universitário FAESA, Vitória, ES, Brasil. Instituto Capixaba de Ensino, Pesquisa e Inovação.; Guedes HTV; - Universidade Estadual da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil.; Guedes JC; - Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil. Coordenador da Comissão do Título de Especialista da Federação Brasileira de Gastroenterologia.; Hamamoto Filho PT; - Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, Campus Botucatu, SP. Núcleo Interinstitucional de Estudos e Práticas de Avaliação em Ensino Médico.; Dolci JEL; - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brasil. Diretor Científico da Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB).; Fernandes CE; - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brasil. Presidente da Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB). |
| Source: | Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes [Rev Col Bras Cir] 2025 Jan 17; Vol. 51, pp. e20243857. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jan 17 (Print Publication: 2025). |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English; Portuguese |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões Country of Publication: Brazil NLM ID: 7809515 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1809-4546 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01006991 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Col Bras Cir Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Rio de Janeiro : Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, [1974?]- |
| MeSH Terms: | Education, Medical, Undergraduate*; Brazil ; Humans |
| Abstract: | This reflection article can be divided into two complementary parts. The first shows the current context of medical education in Brazil, bringing the most recent data on the number of undergraduate students and its growing gap in relation to the reduced number of vacancies in medical residency, which, despite being the most appropriate modality to train specialists, has been overlooked by the excessive number of lato sensu graduate courses. The second part discusses the possibilities of evaluating medical training, which is terminal in Brazil, enabling the newly graduated physician to claim the professional registration and to practice medicine, being evaluated only by their own medical course. It also reviews the historical evolution and pros and cons of evaluating medical education for doctors trained both locally and abroad. |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250122 Date Completed: 20250122 Latest Revision: 20250130 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC11665328 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0100-6991e-20243857-en |
| PMID: | 39841721 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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