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Brazil health residency program regulation and expansion

Overview

Brazil has established new regulations for health professional residency programs through Resolution No. 2/2026, issued by the Ministry of Education and the National Multiprofessional Health Residency Commission.

The rules provide legal security for residents to engage in various educational activities, including master’s and doctoral programs, research projects, and postgraduate courses, provided these do not interfere with mandatory workloads. The regulation allows for up to 240 hours per year to be credited toward residency through authorized activities such as experiences within the Unified Health System (SUS). The regulation lists 13 types of permitted educational offerings, and the Multiprofessional Residency Commission (Coremu) must provide prior authorization for residents to use these activities toward their residency hours. While the new rules allow for certain scholarships and academic integration, residents are still prohibited from holding additional employment that would compromise their residency workload or create incompatible employment bonds.

Following these regulations, Brazil has reopened applications for health and medical residency programs, allowing institutions to create new programs or expand existing ones. Applications must be submitted by August 31 through the SisCNRM or Sinar systems. Eligible applicants include universities, federal institutes, states, municipalities, SUS schools, public foundations, and private health or teaching institutions.

Through the Pró-Residência program—a partnership between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health—funding is provided for scholarships to train specialists in strategic areas and priority territories. In this second call, priority is given to programs in the North, Northeast, and Central-West regions. The new notices aim to expand capacity significantly, projecting up to 3,000 scholarships for medical residencies and up to 1,000 for other health professional areas.

Entities

Ministry of Education · Unified Health System · Brazil · Multiprofessional Residency Commission · Ministry of Health

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 3 SOURCES] The CNRMS and MEC issued Resolution No. 2/2026 to regulate health residency programs.
[● 3 SOURCES] Health residents may participate in postgraduate programs, including master's and doctoral degrees, provided they do not compromise mandatory residency hours.
[● 3 SOURCES] The regulation allows the cumulative receipt of teaching, research, and extension scholarships or financial aid under specific criteria.
[● 3 SOURCES] The Multiprofessional Residency Commission (Coremu) must provide prior authorization for residents to participate in external educational offerings.
[● 2 SOURCES] Academic credit for external educational activities is limited to 240 hours per year of residency.
[● 2 SOURCES] The new rules will take effect 30 days after their publication in the Official Gazette.

Timeline

6 days ago

[HEALTH] 2 sources
Brazil reopens applications for health residency programs
Brazil has reopened applications for new or expanded medical and health residency programs, aiming to provide up to 3,000 medical and 1,000 health professional scholarships, prioritizing the North, Northeast, &
14 days ago

[HEALTH] 24 sources
Brazil implements new rules for health residency programs
Brazil has introduced new rules allowing health residency students to participate in postgraduate programs, research, and scientific events, provided they meet mandatory residency requirements.

Sources

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