Critical mapping of epidemiology training in graduate programs in collective health in Brazil: challenges and perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To present a critical analysis of the teaching of epidemiology in graduate programs in public health in Brazil.

Methods

Descriptive study in two stages, based on a documentary survey (thematic axes of the courses in graduate programs evaluated by CAPES) and a survey with a convenience sample of faculty and students from programs in the field. The evaluation focused on graduate education in public health, aiming to critically examine the curricular proposals, pedagogical practices, and institutional conditions that shape epidemiology training at this level.

Results

Important advances were identified in the teaching of epidemiology in graduate public health programs in Brazil, such as a significant number of courses offered, the consolidation of conceptual cou

SUBMITTER: Muraro AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12622985 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature