[Importance of schedule in medical graduation: the example of Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP)].

Results of educational research which were realized in 1996 are presented. The effective use of available schedule in each discipline of medical curriculum in FMUSP was registered by previously prepared students. In global analysis 13.9% of available hours were not utilized. Research results were compared with those ones registered in Curricular Evaluation Program (PAC); final figures revealed that better utilization in available schedule is correlated with better assessment in PAC model.