This paper describes the results of the first moment of the Caem/Abem project as refers to the axle Pedagogical Approach, one of the five axles relevant for evaluating the change trends in the medical school. It analyzes how the actors involved in the undergraduate course perceive and situate the school in the society by establishing its political and pedagogical mission. When classifying the group of 28 studied medical schools according to one of the three alternatives (traditional, innovative, advanced), this axle shows in the first place an advanced situation followed by innovative in the second place as refers to the vectors Biomedical and Socio-Epidemiological profile of the future professional and application of technology. With regard to the vectors focusing production of knowledge, the schools show difficulties in producing and extending the research lines beyond the biomedical areas. It also seems hard for them to articulate undergraduate and graduate courses and permanent education with view to the health needs of the population.
Medical education; Curriculum; Program evaluation
