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BRAZIL

By Stefany Paredes

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República Federativa do

Brasil

Largest country in Latin America

8.5 million square kilometers

The capital is Brasilia, and the most populated city is

Sao Paulo

Portuguese is the primary language

It has 26 states, Minas Gerais is one of them

Juiz de Fora is in the state of Minas Gerais

UniversidadeFederal Juiz de

Fora

Science Center

Hospital Universitario

UFJF

- Public Hospital

- Tertiary Center of the Minas Gerais Region

- All surgeries are free of cost to patients

- Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology

- Medical Students mainly

shadowed residents and

attendings

- Clinic Schedule was 8am – 10am

- Surgeries 8am – 12pm

Differences Between Medical Education

Purpose: To understand efficiency and Operating Room procedure differences

between US and Brazil

Operating Rooms

- Resources are limited

compared to U.S. standards,

but this hospital is considered

one of the best equipped in

the Region

Medical Students did not

scrub into most cases

Differences in Medical Training

BRAZIL USA

6 years of medical training

after high school

Most are 4 years of

medical training after 4

years of undergraduate

training

Residency-minimum 3

years

Can practice as primary

care physician right away

General Surgery

residency – 2 years

General Surgery

Residency – 5 years

Tuition is free in public

schools

32-35,000 dollars per year

in tuition alone

Application for residency

last 1-2 months

Application for residency

lasts 6 months

Each hospital requires an

entrance exam

USMLE exams area

national standard

Conclusion• Learned that Brazil has unique protocols which differ vastly from US

standards yet are very successful

- I challenged myself to ask more questions during surgeries since I

was not able to actively participate in them.

Cultural experience

Trip to Rio de Janeiro

- Headquarters to Oil, mining,

and telecommunications.

- Beautiful and famous

beaches

- Language Barrier

Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro!

Food!

Friends

References

Brazil Government News. Presidency of The Republic of Brazil.

http://www.brazilgovnews.gov.br

A Brief Description of the Medical School Curricula in Brazil.

Fullbright Brasil. Brochure.

http://www.fulbright.org.br/content/view/68/97/

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