Medical education in Brazil

Medical education in Brazil and the requirements for entering the field of medicine

Medical education in Brazil, like in many other countries, requires to take pre-medical courses. These courses usually last for one year and will prepare the students to enter medical universities by teaching them basic medical sciences. After passing this one-year course, students must take the university entrance exam in order to enter medical universities, and if they get the required grade for passing this exam, they can enter medical universities in Brazil. Although the official language of Brazilians is Portuguese, studying medicine in Brazil is in English, and having an English language certificate is one of the requirements for entering a medical university in Brazil. Also, people who want to study medicine in Brazil must be under the age of 21 years old. Medical education in Brazil generally lasts for 6 years. For example, for medical education in Hungary if a person does not have a language certificate, he / she can take English language courses at the university before starting a pre-medical course, and in fact, he / she can apply without a language certificate.

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Topics reviewed in this article:

• Medical education in Brazil and medical universities
• Medical education in Brazil and the required documents for university admission
• Medical education in Brazil and tuition fees
• Medical education in Brazil and other medical disciplines
• Medical education in Brazil and getting a visa
• Medical education in Brazil and working after graduation

Medical education in Brazil and medical universities

Studying medicine in Brazil requires knowing about the universities of this country. The table below lists some of the top medical universities where medical specialties like anesthesia, internal medicine, gastroenterology, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, radiology, cardiology, etc. will be taught to the students. As you can see, medical universities in Brazil do not have a good and high ranking in the world, and the cost and tuition fees of these universities is almost equal to the world’s top universities in developed European countries such as Austria, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.

Medical education in Brazil and the required documents for university admission

In order to study medicine in Brazil, the first step is to get admitted to a reputable university that accepts international students and is approved. The following documents are required for getting a university admission:

Diploma along with transcripts and their official translation

Pre-university degree along with transcripts and official

translation

IELTS language certificate with a minimum score of 6

Passing the entrance exam

Valid passport

Medical education in Brazil and tuition fees

The universities of Brazil are divided into different categories: federal and state universities (Public University), where education is free in these universities in Portuguese, and private universities. Studying at the private universities in Brazil is in English and tuition fees vary according to the field, city and the university. Generally, the average cost of medical education in Brazil is from $ 15,000 up to more per year, which is a significant amount compared to the top European universities with high global rankings. For example, the cost of studying medicine at one of the best medical universities in the world in the Czech Republic is about the same, while the ranking of these universities are not comparable to medical universities in Brazil.

Medical education in Brazil and other medical disciplines

Medical education in Brazil is not limited to medicine alone, but also includes disciplines such as dentistry, pharmacology and nursing. In the next part of this article which is about medical education in Brazil, we will briefly review the fields of pharmacy, dentistry and nursing.

Pharmacology

Studying pharmacy in Brazil lasts for 4 or 5 years and is either full-time or part-time, and while studying, students must also take internships courses in pharmacy. Pharmacy graduates in Brazil need to know Portuguese in order to be able to enter the labor market of this country. The cost of studying pharmacy in Brazil varies from $ 7,000 to $ 12,000 per year, depending on the university and city.

Dentistry

The general requirements for studying dentistry in Brazil are the same as for studying medicine in Brazil. This means that, the applicant can enter the field of dentistry after passing the pre-medical course and passing the university entrance exam. The duration of dental education is 5 years and the costs of dental education vary from 8 thousand dollars to 12 thousand dollars.

Nursing

Nursing education in Brazil lasts for 4 years and has branches such as child nursing, general nursing and so on. Nursing students in Brazil need to have a high level of language proficiency or be fluent because they need to communicate directly with people, and they also need to take Portuguese language courses in order to enter the labor market of this country.

Medical education in Brazil and getting a visa

For getting a student visa in Brazil there are some requirements and documents. People who want to study medicine in Brazil must apply for a visa after getting admitted to a university. The documents that are required to get a student visa in Brazil are as follows:

  2 completed visa application forms which will be signed by the consulate

  Valid passport which is valid for at least 6 months

  2 passport photos

  A certificate of No Criminal Records

  Letter of financial ability from the bank to prove financial ability during the residence/stay

  Medical examination certificate

  Student insurance

Medical education in Brazil and working after graduation

Applicants for medical education in Brazil should keep it in mind that working in Brazil in the field of medicine requires them to know the Portuguese language in order to be able to enter the labor market of this country. Generally, international students in Brazil, after completing their studies in Brazil, are allowed to look for a job in this country for one year and get a work residence permit if they sign a valid employment contract based on the income which is approved by Brazil. The unemployment rate in Brazil is 12.7%, which is a good rate according to the world statistics. But compared to the unemployment rate of some other immigration countries, such as Austria, which has an unemployment rate of 5%, it is a high rate, and the unemployment rate indicates that it is very easy and more possible to find a job in countries with lower unemployment rates than it is in countries with higher unemployment rates. International graduates in Brazil will be forced to leave Brazil if they do not find an approved job after one year.