O ensino de pediatria no nível de graduação nas escolas de medicina do estado do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to describe and analyze the teaching of pediatrics in medical schools of the state of Rio de Janeiro in terms of structure, hour load, insertion into the Medical course curriculum, objectives, syllabuses, learning scenarios, and evaluation methods. Methods:A cross-sectional study of 16 pediatric courses of medical schools of the state of Rio de Janeiro was carried out using exploratory and descriptive research methods. The data were obtained at the investigated schools from the Teaching Coordinators of the Pediatric courses, and institutional documents were also analyzed.Results: The insertion of pediatric education into the Medical course curriculum, the learning environments and the criteria for the selection of contents were not so different among the investigated courses. Pediatric education corresponds to 10.07% of the total hour load of the medical course; this rate is very close to the one recommended by Southern Cone pediatric associations. Pediatric medical education begins in the third year in most of the undergraduate courses. Cognitive development in the learning process and student-centered evaluation, predominantly based on written tests, are highlighted. Among the analyzed courses, the percentage of practical activities ranges from 0 to 60% in the pre-internship period. Conclusions:The teaching of pediatrics in medical schools of the state of Rio de Janeiro gives priority to general medical education; in the pre-internship period, expositive lectures prevail; primary health care settings are used; evaluation is focused on written tests, placing special emphasis on cognitive aspects in most courses.

Carga Horária Total e de Pediatria de Escolas Médicas Brasileiras

“…The proportion between the total CL in pediatrics and the total CL was less than 8% in 58 of the schools and its median was 9.5% (P 25-75 = 8.1-11.4). This is similar to the mean proportion of 10.1% found by Del Ciampo and Del Ciampo in a study with Brazilian medical schools until 2002 19 , and of 9.7% (SD = 2.7) found by Veiga and Batista in medical schools located in Rio de Janeiro 20 .…”

“…The teaching of pediatrics in Brazilian medical schools started in the middle of the 19 th century, as part of the content of obstetrics 1 . Since the 20 th century, pediatrics gained its own space as "Children' s Internal Medicine and Surgical Care", and has progressively consolidated itself as an area of knowledge essential to the training of general practitioners 1,2 .…”

Reflexões acerca do Ensino de Pediatria no Século XXI: o Cenário Brasileiro

“…Tal observação corrobora as recomendações feitas por Marcondes e contempladas nas DCN. Em contrapartida, temas referentes aos aspectos psicomotor e afetivo, como habilidades de comunicação na relação pediatra-criança-família, não são contemplados em todas as instituições pesquisadas, o que vai em direção oposta à formação médica pretendida nos dias atuais 15 .…”