Summary:
In this article, we deal with the curriculum theory where we discuss the genealogy of the concept of curriculum and some contemporary approaches in the Brazilian context. We evaluate the contributions of critical theory about the curriculum in order to face medical education issues concerned to the curriculum. We also deal with the actual medical curriculum, as well as the criticism about it, and current proposals of curriculum reformulation, aiming a better education of medical students.
Keywords:
Medical education; Curriculum theory; Medical curriculum; Medical curriculum reformulation