title: [Educational objectives in medical school: curriculum].
abstract: The author discuss in this paper the different options for a curricular reform in medical education presenting the difficulties to implement a curriculum with a broad abrangence. He consider the different possibilities for a curricular structure and evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of each (discipline-centered, body-system-based, problem-oriented and clinical presentation curriculum). He argue that most of the critical determinants of physician identity operate not within the formal curriculum but in a more subtle, less officially recognized hidden curriculum. He finish discussing that a significant component of medical training involves the development of a medical morality.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento de Educacão Médica (CEDEM), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boulos
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D012577:Schools, Medical