University education and training of microbiologists in Brazil: 1990-2000

Abstract

This paper aims to contribute to the discussion and concern on the future of microbiology in Brazil. This work presents a survey carried out in 2001 that shows a picture of Microbiology status in Brazil. Most of the conclusions are based on the data collected from the university courses and from the data supplied by the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel (CAPES). However, some of the affirmatives are more based on the experiences with postgraduate teaching in microbiology than on the data provided by official institutions. Such affirmatives were made in order to improve the development of the microbiology in Brazil. Also, a plan that proposes higher number of scholarships awarded to microbiology, to increase the possibility to form a critical mass necessary for further development of the Brazilian microbiology, is presented in order to produce discussion and more debate on the future of the Microbiology in Brazil.

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“…This article is the work of researchers João Ruy Jardim Freire and Enilson Luiz Saccol de Sá 14 and was published in the magazine Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. It looks at the situation of microbiology in Brazil from 1990 to 2000 through a survey of bachelor's degree programs in microbiology and graduate degree programs in the area and discusses a plan for the development of microbiology in Brazil and the training of human resources.…”

“…In all, 69 works were found, including one book chapter, 15 5 complete articles and 63 abstracts. The complete articles were published in the Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica (Brazilian Journal of Medical Education), 16 the Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 17 the Revista Cadernos Técnicos em Saúde (Journal of Technical Notes on Health), 18 the Revista Práxis (Práxis Journal), 19 and the Revista Microbiologia em Foco (Microbiology in Focus Journal). 20 The abstracts were published mainly in annals of the following events: Brazilian Congress on Microbiology, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Butantan Institute, World Conference of Science Centers, National Encounter of Research on Education in Science, and the Encounter of Biologists of the Regional Council of Biology-1.…”