Medical Education at the University of São Paulo Medical School

The University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP) started in 2015 a new undergraduate medical curriculum. This model reduces the time allotted to lectures and increases the time devoted to tutored discussions and to clinical reasoning, without neglecting the need to acquire information and scientif...

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Published inRevista de medicina (São Paulo, Brazil) Vol. 95; no. 1 S2; pp. 3 - 4
Main Authors Auler, Jose Otavio Costa, Jr, Baracat, Edmund Chada, Vieira, Joaquim Edson
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Universidade de Sao Paulo. Departamento Cientifico da Faculdade de Medicina 01.07.2016
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Summary:The University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP) started in 2015 a new undergraduate medical curriculum. This model reduces the time allotted to lectures and increases the time devoted to tutored discussions and to clinical reasoning, without neglecting the need to acquire information and scientific foundations that guide the practice of medicine, always grounded by the best evidence. The proposal is anchored in principles resulting from Medical Education research, and as a result of large and numerous meetings with teachers and students, besides international experts support.[...]
ISSN:0034-8554
1679-9836
DOI:10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v95ispe3p3-4