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Interesse dos estudantes pela medicina de família: estado da questão e agenda de pesquisa / Undergraduate medical students' interest in family medicine: current issues and a research agenda
Cavalcante Neto, Pedro Gomes; Lira, Geison Vasconcelos; Miranda, Alcides Silva de.
Affiliation
  • Cavalcante Neto, Pedro Gomes; Universidade Federal do Ceará. BR
  • Lira, Geison Vasconcelos; Universidade Federal do Ceará. BR
  • Miranda, Alcides Silva de; Universidade Federal do Ceará. BR
Rev. bras. educ. méd ; 33(2): 198-204, abr.-jun. 2009. tab, ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-524242
Responsible library: BR430.1
RESUMO
Com a criação e a expansão do Programa Saúde da Família no Brasil, a Medicina de Família e Comunidade (MFC), como especialidade médica, ganhou destaque por ser a mais adequada a esse trabalho. Recentes parcerias entre os ministérios da Saúde e da Educação têm procurado regular a formação de recursos humanos em saúde para atender às demandas de consolidação do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) no âmbito da graduação e da pós-graduação. Houve investimento no aumento no número de vagas de residência em MFC, mas parece haver uma incongruência entre o que os futuros médicos almejam em suas carreiras e as necessidades do SUS, o que é demonstrado pelo número de vagas ociosas nesses programas. Com o objetivo de elencar hipóteses explicativas do desinteresse por essa especialidade, fizemos uma revisão de trabalhos que enfocaram essa temática. Encontramos que pouco prestígio, baixos salários, pouca vivência em atenção primária durante a graduação e elevada dívida com a universidade foram os fatores mais recorrentes. Concluímos que é necessário investigar essas hipóteses em nossa realidade, motivo pelo qual propomos uma agenda de pesquisa nessa direção.
ABSTRACT
With the creation and expansion of the Family Health Program in Brazil, Family and Community Medicine (FCM) has gained attention as the most adequate medical specialty for work in the program. Recent partnerships between the Ministries of Health and Education have aimed to regulate the undergraduate and graduate training of health professionals to meet the demands for consolidation of the Unified National Health System (SUS). Investments have been made to increase the number of residency positions in FCM, but there appears to be a mismatch between future physicians' career goals and the National Health System's needs, as shown by the number of unfilled positions in these residency programs. In order to help explain this lack of interest in FCM, we conducted a review of studies focusing on the theme. We found that low prestige, low pay, limited contact with primary care during undergraduate medical training, and heavy student indebtedness were the most common factors. We conclude that it is necessary to investigate these hypotheses in the Brazilian context and thus propose a corresponding research agenda.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce Health problem: Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers / Healthcare Workforce Management Database: LILACS Main subject: Career Choice / Family Practice / Internship and Residency Limits: Humans Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. bras. educ. méd Journal subject: Education Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce Health problem: Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers / Healthcare Workforce Management Database: LILACS Main subject: Career Choice / Family Practice / Internship and Residency Limits: Humans Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. bras. educ. méd Journal subject: Education Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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