By Brazil Stock Guide – Brazil’s federal government has formally authorized the opening of a new medical school at Hospital Moinhos de Vento, one of the country’s leading private healthcare institutions, expanding the role of elite hospitals in physician training amid persistent workforce gaps in Brazil’s public health system.
The authorization was granted by Brazil’s Ministry of Education and published Wednesday in the Official Gazette, concluding a multi-year regulatory process overseen by federal education authorities. The decision was confirmed following a meeting earlier this week involving senior ministry officials and members of Congress.
The medical program received the highest possible score in the ministry’s evaluation after a site visit in July assessed curriculum design, infrastructure and clinical training capacity. The first cohort is expected to begin classes in the first half of 2026, with 100 students admitted annually.
The move reflects a broader trend among Brazil’s top-tier private hospitals to enter undergraduate medical education, seeking closer integration between academic training and real-world clinical practice. In São Paulo, institutions such as Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and Hospital Sírio-Libanês have pursued similar strategies, signaling a shift toward hospital-anchored medical schools.
According to the institution, the program will offer 8,440 hours of instruction — well above the national average — with early exposure to primary care, emergency medicine and high-complexity hospital settings. Clinical training will take place both within Moinhos de Vento and through partnerships with public hospitals and municipal health units under Brazil’s COAPES framework.
Moinhos de Vento is one of seven hospitals designated as centers of excellence under Brazil’s PROADI-SUS program and the only one outside São Paulo state. The authorization positions the hospital as a long-term player in medical education at a time when Brazil faces regional disparities in physician supply and mounting pressure to modernize training standards.
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