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Who and Where are the University of São Paulo Medical School Graduates?
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Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Clinics (Sao Paulo)] 2019; Vol. 74, pp. e1147. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Sep 16. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate the impact of a complex-care-based medical school in the context of the Brazilian health care system on students' career choices.<br />Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study based on medical regulatory organization records. It included records for 7,419 physicians who graduated from FMUSP. Geographic data were analyzed using Kernel maps, and the statistical analysis was performed with SPSS® version 24.0. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.<br />Results: Of the 7,419 physicians, 68.6% (95% CI 67.5-69.7) were male, and 20.7% (95% CI 19.8%-21.7%) had no medical specialty, compared to 46.4% nationwide. Internal medicine and surgery-based specialties were more popular, accounting for 39.4% (95% CI 38.3%-40.5%) and 16.8% (95% CI 15.5%-17.6%) of our study group, compared to the Brazilian averages of 25.9% and 13.5%. Our graduates also had a higher probability of staying in São Paulo City, especially when born outside the city.<br />Conclusion: We believe that FMUSP remains an interesting model for studying the impact of a highly specialized center on the education and career choices of medical students.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Geography
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Students, Medical statistics & numerical data
Medicine statistics & numerical data
Physicians statistics & numerical data
Schools, Medical statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1980-5322
- Volume :
- 74
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31531569
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2019/e1147