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 (Sao 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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Upstate Med Univ, Ctr Bioeth & Humanities, Syracuse, NY USA
Syracuse Univ, Coll Law, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
Mt Sinai Sch Med, Union Grad Coll, Bioeth Program, New York, NY USAUpstate Med Univ, Ctr Bioeth & Humanities, Syracuse, NY USA
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Shahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Med Eth & Law Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Fac Med, Dept Med Educ, Tehran 141554838, Iran
Zanjan Univ Med Sci, Dept Nursing, Zanjan, IranShahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Med Eth & Law Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran
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Roger Williams Univ, Sch Law, Feinstein Inst Legal Serv, Bristol, RI 02809 USARoger Williams Univ, Sch Law, Feinstein Inst Legal Serv, Bristol, RI 02809 USA