Homenaje póstumo al Doctor Alejandro Goic (1929-2021), Editor Emérito / A posthumous tribute to Alejandro Goic, M.D. (1929-2021), Editor Emeritus

Alejandro Goic, M.D., son of Croatian immigrants, graduated as M.D. in 1955, studying at the Catholic University of Chile Medical School. After a residency in internal medicine, he followed post graduate studies in psychosomatic medicine at the University of Oklahoma and in gastroenterology at Harvard University. Upon his return to Chile he had a brilliant career as clinician and medical educator, becoming a leader and advisor in medical education, clinical ethics and public health. Elected Dean of the University of Chile School of Medicine (1986-1994), he promoted important changes in undergraduate studies as well as in Magister and PhD programs in Biomedical Sciences. During the difficult years of the military government intervention in Chilean universities, he was one of the leaders of critical opposition. In parallel he was chief editor of Revista Médica de Chile (1976-1996), improving the editorial process according to the recommendations of ICMJE and WAME. In 1989 he was elected member of the Chilean Academy of Medicine and became its President (2000-2010). He was awarded honors and membership in prominent national and foreign institutions. In 2006 he received the National Prize in Medicine, the highest medical distinction in Chile. His wise thinking and enthusiasm gave origin to several books that have become classics in Medicine and Medical Education, permeating our institutions.

EAT-Brazil Award for Tobacco Control: a brief description of its first edition

SUMMARY Smoking is a major global risk factor for preventable death and disability. EAT is an acronym for Education Against Tobacco, a multinational network of physicians and medical students that aims to improve tobacco control by means of school-based prevention targeted at adolescents through counseling, use of software and support materials. The first EAT-Brazil Award, launched in March 2018, was a competition designed to encourage the proposal of objective solutions for tobacco control in Brasil, and identify new talents in the area. Brazilian undergraduate students from any field of study could submit a one-page essay on the subject, competing for the amount of R$ 1000.00 (one thousand reais). There were a total of 39 applicants (20 women and 19 men) from 9 Brazilian states and 18 undergraduate programs, with a mean age of 22.5 years (SD = 3.7). Data from an online anonymous questionnaire answered after the submission of their essays revealed that most applicants were students of institutions from in the state of Minas Gerais (n = 26/39; 66.6%), studied medicine (n = 20/39, 51.3%), and had no prior knowledge of the EAT-Brazil Network (n = 27/39, 69.2%). The winner of the award was Lucas Guimarães de Azevedo, a fourth-year medical student at Federal University of Western Bahia. The next editions of the award should focus on increasing the number of applicants and diversifying their geographical distribution.

RESUMO O tabagismo é um dos principais fatores de risco globais para morte e incapacidade evitáveis. EAT é a sigla em inglês para Educação contra o Tabaco (Education Against Tobacco), uma rede mundial formada por médicos e estudantes de medicina cuja missão é atuar no combate ao tabagismo por meio da prevenção da iniciação ao tabagismo em adolescentes escolares mediante aconselhamento, uso de aplicativos móveis e de materiais de apoio. O primeiro Prêmio EAT-Brazil, lançado em março de 2018, foi um concurso destinado a encorajar a proposição de soluções objetivas para o avanço do controle do tabagismo no país e a identificação de novos talentos para a área. Estudantes de graduação brasileiros de qualquer curso submeteram um texto de uma página sobre o tema, concorrendo à quantia de R$ 1.000. Houve um total de 39 trabalhos inscritos (20 por mulheres e 19 por homens) de nove estados brasileiros e 18 cursos de graduação, com idade média de 22,5 anos (DP=3,7). Dados de um questionário anônimo on-line respondido pelos inscritos revelou que a maioria era composta por graduandos de alguma instituição do estado de Minas Gerais (n=26/39; 66,6%), que estudavam medicina (n=20/39; 51,3%) e não tinham conhecimento prévio sobre a Rede EAT-Brazil (n=27/39; 69,2%). O ganhador do prêmio foi Lucas Guimarães de Azevedo, aluno do oitavo período de medicina da Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia. As próximas edições do Prêmio devem focar o aumento do número de inscritos e a diversificação de sua distribuição geográfica.