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. 2020 Oct;66(10):1366-1370.
doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.10.1366.

The teaching of Medical Law in Brasil

Daniele Costa Rachid Lacerda  1 , Maria Luiza Gorga  2 , Fabio Roberto Cabar  3
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The teaching of Medical Law in Brasil

Daniele Costa Rachid Lacerda et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: To provide a brief overview of the teaching of medical law in Brazilian law schools, proposing a syllabus if needed.

Methods: Survey the curricula of the best-ranked Law Schools in the country and reference Law Schools in the USA and Europe. Analyze the disciplines offered and their relation to the actual demands of the industry.

Results: The offer of medical law disciplines in Brasil is very scarce and concentrated in one city (São Paulo). Most of the few existing disciplines focus on bioethical issues rather than law and lawsuits.

Conclusion: There is a need to reformulate the teaching of medical law in Brasil by including new disciplines and broadening the subjects approached.

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