Spatial distribution of undergraduate courses in biomedicine in brazil

Introduction: The presence of Higher Education Institutions triggers an economic-social change that modifies the productive structures of the regions where they are located. In the year 2000, 13 undergraduate courses in Biomedicine were described according to the National Institute of Educational Research Anísio Teixeira. Objective: To systematize the Institutions of Higher Education that have undergraduate courses of the Biomedicine Undergraduate Courses in Brazil through the localization indicators. Method: Descriptive and transversal study, with data collection obtained through the virtual system in the portal of the Ministry of Education for undergraduate courses in Biomedicine registered in Brazil from April to May 2016. The spatial analyzes carried out by means of georeferencing. Result: By the year 2016, 333 Higher Education Institutions were identified in the face-to-face modality and a non-homogeneous distribution of courses, with greater centralization in the South and Southeast. Conclusion: It is expected that this distribution of Higher Education Institutions with the Biomedicine Course may serve as an incentive to conduct research on the professional training of biomedical and its importance for public health, thematic still little researched in Brazil.