[Science and medical education in Brazil (1930-1950)].
This article discusses the role of science and its impact on the curricula of medical schools between 1930 and 1950, sketching out the web of interrelations built up around these institutions, and bringing to light the connection between the contents of the curricula and the prevailing social, political and economic context. The scientific concepts at the time influenced the development of university level institutions, and had particular significance in medical education. In this period, the political and economic ties with the USA were manifested by the Rockefeller Foundation, especially in the arena of education and health. As a concept and working method as well as an ideological category, science was an important factor in standardizing the curricula of Brazil's medical schools, especially as concerned basic research.
Bulcão
Lúcia Grando
LG
Universidade do Grande Rio, Estrada do Muriqui Pequeno, Niterói, Brasil. luciabulcao@yahoo.com.br
El-Kareh
Almir Chaiban
AC
Sayd
Jane Dutra
JD
D001938:Brazil; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D005582:Foundations / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States