“Mais Médicos” - “More Physicians” law: evaluating compliance with municipal criteria for the operation of medical schools

ABSTRACT Introduction: “Mais Médicos” (More Physicians) law (LMM) stated that authorizations for the operation of the medicine course should be preceded by a public call for municipalities and educational institutions, with mandatory requirements for selection. Objective: This article aimed to investigate compliance with the criteria established in the first public call by the selected municipalities and with medical schools implemented through LMM. Methods: This is a descriptive, exploratory study, with an analytical approach to documentary research procedures, using legislation documents and public data from the Ministry of Health as a data source. Results: It was observed that all municipalities selected in the first call continued to meet the minimum criteria established for the indicators “number of primary care teams”, “existence of CAPS” and “teaching hospital”. As for the indicator “number of available SUS beds per student greater than or equal to 5”, it seems that there is a weakness in this analysis with possible negative impacts on practical teaching scenarios. Conclusion: It is necessary to establish an observatory to monitor the minimum conditions of public health equipment in municipalities that host medical schools arising from this law is reiterated, to ensure the quality of medical training regarding the adequate supply of practice scenarios and health teams.