ABSTRACT
The gradual adoption of new directives in medical undergraduate curricula has dramatically changed the role of the pathologist in medical education. The practical consequences of these changes have been a reduction of space dedicated to pathology and the role of the pathology professor in the medical curriculum. As a result, new doctors have less knowledge of the basic mechanisms of diseases and, at least in some parts of the world, a loss of visibility of the specialty has led to a dwindling number of potential new pathology residents and more vacancies in academic and surgical/diagnostic pathology. This review discusses the international scenario and comments on how the new curriculum has affected Pathology Education in two traditional medical schools in Brazil.
Pathology; Medical Students; Medical Education