This essay contributes towards the context of transformations in medical education in Brazil in the light of the thinking of the political philosopher Hannah Arendt. This author makes a critical reading of modernity, pointing out its context of crisis and how this is reflected in areas such as education and politics. Starting from reflections on the crisis in education, the breakdown of tradition and loss of authority, we use Arendt’s ideas to analyze medical practice and its training, which is guided mainly by the biomedical model and other manifestations of the modern world. Finally, we emphasize the need to include categories such as responsibility, judgment and reflective thinking in medical education, which this author analyzed in her late work.
Medical education; Politics; Modern history 1601