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Proportion of doctors who stayed in the state of Tocantins after finishing medical residency: preliminary results from a cross-sectional study
Baldaçara, Leonardo; de Carvalho Baldaçara, Raquel Prudente.
  • Baldaçara, Leonardo; Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT). Health Department of the State of Tocantins. Palmas. BR
  • de Carvalho Baldaçara, Raquel Prudente; Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT). Health Department of the State of Tocantins. Palmas. BR
São Paulo med. j ; 136(1): 59-63, Jan.-Feb. 2018. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1043428
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND

OBJECTIVE:

Few studies have assessed the impact of medical residencies on the public healthcare system. The aim here was to assess the number of specialists who remained in the state of Tocantins after finishing the medical residency program during the first two years of the first programs (2013 and 2014). DESIGN AND

SETTING:

Cross-sectional and exploratory study conducted at the Federal University of Tocantins in Brazil.

METHODS:

All graduates of medical residency programs in Tocantins, of the years 2013 and 2014, were interviewed by telephone and e-mail between May and July 2014.

RESULTS:

Information was obtained from 37 graduates from medical residency. Seventeen (50.0%) were working in the state public healthcare system and only six (17.6%) in a municipal service in June 2014. Considering only the 24 doctors who had never worked in the state of Tocantins before their residency, it was observed that two who graduated in 2013 (20.0%) and five who graduated in 2014 (35.7%), i.e. seven out of the total number (29.2%), had established their homes in Tocantins.

CONCLUSIONS:

The number of graduates from medical residency who stayed in the state of Tocantins in 2013 and 2014 was small. However, this was related to the absence of other programs for continuation of the specialization. The state healthcare system was primarily responsible for employment of these doctors within public services. On the other hand, hiring by municipal services was extremely low.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physicians / Career Choice Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: São Paulo med. j Journal subject: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / Medicine / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physicians / Career Choice Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: São Paulo med. j Journal subject: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / Medicine / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)/BR