Phone +55 14 3402-1744 | Founded 19 January 1966 | |
Address R. Monte Carmelo, 800 - Fragata, Marília - SP, 17519-030, Brazil Similar Faculdade de Medicina, Marilia University, Centro Universitário Eurípede, Sao Paulo State University, Faculty of Medicine of Jundiaí | ||
Marilia Medical School (Faculdade de Medicina de Marília or literally Faculty of Medicine of Marília in Portuguese), best known as Famema, is a public medical school located in the city of Marilia, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The Faculty of Medicine of Marília is one of the most prominent medical faculties in South America, playing a critical role not only as the major provider of health services in the Marilia region, but also nationally as the developer of medical and nursing skills. The faculty enjoys close affiliation with a number of hospitals, research institutes and health care organisations in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
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History
The school was founded in 1966 as a private non-profit medical school in the State of São Paulo. It was later transformed into a public institution in 1994, and is now a self-governing body of the São Paulo state government. Since then, Famema has been one of the most innovative medical schools in Brazil, being the first Brazilian medical school to adopt Problem-Based Learning.
Problem-Based Learning
Famema was the first medical school in Brazil to adopt Problem-Based Learning as the pedagogy for its medical and nursing courses. PBL exposes Famema students to opportunities to develop flexible knowledge, effective problem solving skills, self-directed learning, effective collaboration skills and intrinsic motivation. As a result, Famema graduates are regarded not only for their exceptional medico-professional skills, but also for their ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and thus work independently. After the implementation of the method, the medical curriculum was revised to become more student-centric, with decreasing classroom time and professor supervision, which has been the subject of critics by some students and professors. Although controversial, the method resulted in unprecedented results, with Famema graduates achieving one of the highest marks on Brazil's National Student Performance Exam (ENADE in Portuguese).
Hospital das Clínicas de Marília
Famema's teaching hospital is the Hospital das Clínicas de Marília.
Rankings
The school has frequently made it to the top rankings of medical schools in Brazil, in spite of its independent nature and not being linked to any major University. In 2010, Famema ranked 21st on the Brazilian national medical school ranking. Another remarkable accolode was given by the Guia do Estudante magazine, a periodic about Universities, who gave the Famema four stars out of five to both Medical and Nursing courses. In 2013, the school appeared for the first time on RUF (Ranking Universitário Folha), the ranking of the biggest newspaper in Brazil, as the 10th best faculty of medicine.