The aim of this documental study was to verify the offer, number of hours per class and percentage of disciplines involving Ethics and Bioethics in Medical Education; to analyze the transversal character of Ethics and Bioethics; to identify the thematic lines highlighted in the specific disciplines and to study the aspect of multiprofessionality of the docent body. There is some room for Ethics and Bioethics in the 1st, 5th and 8th semesters of the Medical Program of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), summing up 196 hours, and transversally they are to a certain extent inserted in a good deal of the other disciplines of the program, an aspect that would deserve being incorporated into the Program of the University of the State of Ceará- UECE. The thematic lines incorporated in the two universities show a widened perception of Deontology itself, not only focused on duties but also contemplating new demands arising from the socio/cultural phenomenon involved. The UECE's professors showed a broader professional diversity than the docent body of the UFC. We suggest that the changes in terms of a reform of the course programs proposed at the Universities be followed and evaluated by the proper beneficiaries, thus contributing to their personal and professional growth.
Ethics; Bioethics; Education, Medical; Curriculum
