Medical Mycology Education in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Medical Schools
Mycology teaching in southern Brazil is widespread but insufficiently structured. Although the state has a strong historical tradition in fungal disease research, significant gaps remain in faculty expertise, infrastructure, and curricular innovation. Targeted investment in laboratory training and faculty development is urgently needed to strengthen clinical education preparedness.
Authors
- Melissa Orzechowski Xavier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3883-0080)
- Cecília Bittencourt Severo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0321-4330)
- Diego R. Falci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8683-3833)
- Valério Rodrigues Aquino
- Alessandro C. Pasqualotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-5395)
- Eduardo N Trindade
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Santa Casa Hospital (BR)
- Brazilian Computer Society (BR)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- University of Health Sciences (SO)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
- University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf540
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00