Abstract:
The author analyzes the undergraduate curriculum in Brazilian medical schools, focusing on the written documentation of the institutions, explicit commitment to both medical students and society, as well as factors that are not made officially explicit, but which have a relevant impact on what actually occurs in medical training. Permeating the legislation and academic and social implications in the labor market are interest identified by the author that pertain to drafting of official, parallel, and concealed curricula and which raise challenges for the implementation of innovative curricular proposals for Brazilian medical schools.
Keywords:
Curriculum; Medical education