Overcoming challenges in primary care in Brazil: successful experiences in family medicine education.

Since 1988, Brazil has built a national health system procuring a response that meets universal health care. The government created the Family Health Strategy (FHS) to help improve access to health services through primary health care teams developing interdisciplinary actions. Scarcity of doctors with family medicine (FM) competencies in Brazil limits the FHS effectiveness.

Family medicine education in Brazil: challenges, opportunities, and innovations.

Since 1988, Brazil's public health system has tried to build a national health system that responds to the needs and expectations of Brazil's population. In 1994, the government created the Family Health Program to help carry out that goal. However, the dearth of family physicians in Brazil-the central figures in that program-limits the program's effectiveness.