摘要：The early 2000s have witnessed significant changes in medical education in Brazil, especially because of the creation of the More Doctors ( Mais Médicos ) program in 2013 and the publication of the resolution that establishes the National Curricular Guidelines for Medicine undergraduate courses in 2014. The latter focuses on a human, critical and socially responsible education, which comprehends the development of the proficiency in a foreign language, preferably a lingua franca. The objective of this paper is to map the inclusion of foreign languages, particularly English, in Political Pedagogical Projects (PPPs) from public medical schools between the years 2013-2019. Online bibliographical research was carried out and data were collected from the e-MEC system and the PPPs. Descriptive statistics have shown that 65.1% of Medicine undergraduate courses (n=28) include the proficiency of a foreign language in their PPPs, being that language English in 35.7% and any other language in 64.3%; 34.9% of the institutions do not incorporate any foreign language at all. Although the majority of medical schools seem to be conforming with the National Curricular Guidelines, there might be still a gap between targeted English language practices and their association to health education and the promotion of healthcare actions.
关键词：Foreign Languages;Lingua Franca;English for Specific Purposes (ESP);National Curricular Guidelines;Medical Education;Línguas Estrangeiras;Língua Franca;Inglês para Fins Específicos (ESP);Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais;Educação Médica
