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Especialidade médica: escolhas e influências
(2014-03) SOUSA, Ivy Quirino de; SILVA, Catarina Pereira da; CALDAS, Cezar Augusto Muniz
An awareness of the factors that influence medical students when choosing their specializations is key to understanding how future doctors choose their specializations. Our aim was to identify which specializations were the most popular among students at the University Center of the State of Pará Faculty of Medicine (Cesupa) and the factors that determined this choice. We carried out a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study through the application of questionnaires to first- fourth- and sixth-year students between November 2012 and March 2013. Most students were male (59.2%), with an average age of 22 ± 2 years and a household income of more than 10 minimum monthly wages and at least one relative who is a doctor. The main specializations chosen were: plastic surgery (10.4%), endocrinology (15.7%), and ophthalmology (14.0%) in the first, fourth and sixth years, respectively. The main factor influencing this choice in the first year was parental influence (17.2%) and in the fourth and sixth years, finance (15.8% and 22.8%, respectively). Many factors influence the choice of specializations, and it is necessary to seek ways of attracting students to more general areas.
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Estamos ensinando o que é necessário sobre doenças reumatológicas?
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-03) REBELLO, Pedro Albuquerque; CORRÊA, Thiago Damasceno; FERNANDES, Igor Beltrão Duarte; CALDAS, Cezar Augusto Muniz
Musculoskeletal disorders have been identified as the main cause of chronic pain and incapacity all over the world. Medical students require contact with the most commonly observed diseases in daily clinical practice in order to minimize the difficulties they might face when handling these conditions as new professionals. The aim was to determine the prevalence of rheumatic diseases among patients seen at the Rheumatology Clinic of the Pará State University Center (CESUPA). A retrospective study was performed through analysis of the medical records of patients seen between October 2013 and April 2014. The data for 255 patients were included, 223 (87.5%) of whom were female, and aged 47.69 ± 15.99 years. Of the 344 diseases diagnosed, the most prevalent was osteoarthritis (23.54%), followed by rheumatoid arthritis (20.05%), collagen disease (17.44%) and soft-tissue rheumatism (15.69%). It is concluded that the profile of diseases with which graduates have had most contact is partially compatible with the profile of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. However, there is concern regarding the low frequency of conditions such as gout, cervicalgia and low back pain, meaning the institution must optimize opportunities of contact with such patients.
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A reumatologia em um curso de medicina com aprendizagem baseada em problemas
(2013-12) CALDAS, Cezar Augusto Muniz; PAZ, Otávio Augusto Gomes da; NEGRÃO, José Nazareno Cunha; CALDATO, Milena Coelho Fernandes
OBJECTIVE: To present the experience of a Brazilian institution in the learning of Rheumatology at medical school and whose teaching project is structured into active learning methodologies. METHODS: Derived from a descriptive study with a qualitative approach to content related to Rheumatology in the medicine course of CESUPA. RESULTS: The musculoskeletal system is discussed in the second and seventh terms as part of the modules related to the locomotor system and Internal Medicine II, respectively, and each stage and activity has specific minimum objectives. In addition to the theoretical content, in the seventh term the students conduct Rheumatology ambulatory care where the focus is on preparing proper anamnesis and physical examination. During internship the students resume Rheumatology ambulatory care and at this point their diagnostic, investigative and therapeutic skills are the most required. CONCLUSION: There still is much to evolve in terms of finding an ideal model for teaching Rheumatology. However, by complying with the principal recommendations available for good medicine school teaching practices, we are able to offer future doctors the knowledge, skills and experiences that will potentially support them when treating rheumatology patients.