Lula sanctions 'OAB of Medicine' and conditions the exercise of the profession to the exam
Journalist graduated from the Catholic University of Brasília, works covering the National Congress and the Planalto Palace for Revista Oeste. Before that, she was part of the editorial teams of Poder360, Correio Braziliense, Alô Brasília, and Aqui DF. She was also an editor at TV Brasília.
TL;DR
- A new law, dubbed 'OAB of Medicine', mandates a minimum performance on the Enamed exam for medical professionals to obtain their registration.
- This requirement applies to students who began their medical degrees on or after June 19, 2026.
- Graduates who do not achieve the required proficiency will not be permitted to practice medicine or attend to patients.
- The Enamed exam will now also serve as a professional qualification requirement for new medical students.
- The law includes provisions for 'Medicine Graduate Registration' for those who complete their degrees without proficiency, allowing only supervised technical-scientific and research activities.
- Medical schools with unsatisfactory Enamed results may face measures such as reduced enrollment quotas and suspension of new selection processes.