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.
On Tuesday, the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) announced five directives to initiate supervisory processes against medical courses across the country due to unsatisfactory results in the 2025 National Exam for Medical Training (Enamed). This annual exam is administered by MEC through the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research AnΓsio Teixeira (Inep) to evaluate medical education quality in Brazil. The recent results indicated that out of 351 evaluated courses, 107 scored either a 1 or 2, indicating significant deficiencies in educational standards, thus making them subject to sanctions.