Three universities in Amazonas face sanctions from the MEC after unsatisfactory performance in the Enamed
The Ministry of Education in Brazil imposed sanctions on three medical courses in Amazonas due to poor results in the Enamed exam for 2025.
MEC applies sanctions to medical courses after unsatisfactory performance in Enamed
The Brazilian Ministry of Education has sanctioned medical courses nationwide for poor performance in the national medical assessment exam, Enamed.
MEC imposes penalties on medical courses with low grades and initiates supervision; see the list
The Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) has initiated supervision and imposed penalties on medical courses that received low scores in the national evaluation exam.
Medicine has an explosion of unfilled vacancies in the first call after changes in the Sisu
The number of unfilled places in medical courses surged during the first call of Brazil's Sisu 2026, particularly at federal universities like UFRJ, raising concerns among experts.
STF says that MEC can decide on rules for opening medical courses
The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the Ministry of Education can set regulations for the establishment of medical courses and slots in higher education through public announcements.
Brazilians exchange universities in the country for medical courses in Paraguay
More Brazilian students are opting to study medicine in Paraguay due to the high costs and low performance of local medical schools.
MEC revokes announcement that would create three private medical courses in PI; 96 municipalities would be contemplated
The Brazilian Ministry of Education has revoked a public notice that proposed the establishment of three private medical courses in Piauí, which would have provided 180 new openings across the state's health regions.
MEC revokes the notice allowing the creation of new medical courses
The Brazilian federal government has revoked a notice that previously allowed the establishment of new medical courses at private universities.
Lula government revokes notice for the creation of new medical courses
The Lula government has revoked a notice that aimed to create new medical courses in private institutions in Brazil, which was already delayed several times before its cancellation.
The Battle of the Specialists
The rise in medical courses has resulted in a surge of unprepared professionals in the market, as demonstrated by recent Enamed results, highlighting issues with medical school quality and changing admission standards.
Proliferation of medical courses: an announced disaster
The article discusses how the rapid increase in medical schools in Brazil over the last two decades has not successfully resolved the shortage of doctors in various regions, as intended.