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Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/89839, first published .
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Performance of Large Language Models on the Brazilian National Medical Education Examination: Comparative Benchmark Study

Performance of Large Language Models on the Brazilian National Medical Education Examination: Comparative Benchmark Study

Francys de Luca Fernandes da Silva   1 * , MD ;   Eduardo Augusto Roeder   2 * , MD ;   João Victor Bruneti Severino   1, 2 , MSc ;   Matheus Nespolo Berger   2 ;   Pedro Angelo Basei de Paula   2 , MD ;   Davi Ferreira   3 , MD, MSc ;   Maria Han Veiga   4 , PhD ;   Thyago Proença de Moraes   1 * , MD, PhD ;   Gustavo Lenci Marques   1, 2 * , MD, PhD

1 R. Imac. Conceição, 1155 - Prado Velho, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

2 Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

3 Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

4 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Gustavo Lenci Marques, MD, PhD
  • Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Rua General Carneiro 181, 10° andar
  • Curitiba, Paraná 80.060-900
  • Brazil
  • Phone: 55 41 3360 1800
  • Email: Gustavomarques@ufpr.br