Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Portuguese for Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto), best known as Famerp, is a public
medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, professional school, or forms a part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, ...
located in the city of
São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the northwestern region of the state, approximately from the city of São Paulo and from Brasília ...
, in the
State of São Paulo
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, Brazil. Founded in 1968, it is one of the six state medical schools in São Paulo and its medical course is taught in the traditional system. One of the most highly regarded medical and nursing schools in the country, it stands out for having the second-largest teaching hospital in Brazil, the Base Hospital of São José do Rio Preto, which is second only to the Hospital das Clínicas of São Paulo. It was one of the few Brazilian higher education institutions to receive maximum score from the Ministry of Education of Brazil in 2009.
It was the only school of medicine in the state of São Paulo to obtain the highest score in the National Student Performance Exam (ENADE) held in 2016.
In 2018, for the fourth year in a row, the Famerp medical course broke the record for candidates, with 16,982 thousand applicants competing for 80 places, an average of 212 candidates/place (0.47% acceptance rate). The course offered in Rio Preto is one of the most popular in the country.
References
External links
Official website (Portuguese)* https://dhojeinterior.com.br/rio-preto-famerp-bateu-recorde-de-inscritos-169-mil-inscricoes-em-80-vagas/
Medical schools in Brazil
Universities and colleges in São Paulo (state)
State universities and colleges in Brazil
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