Opção pelo curso de Medicina em Angola: o caso da Universidade Agostinho Neto

Monteiro, Maria Fernanda Afonso Dias; Barbosa, Joselina; Carteado, Elizabete Maria Ferraz Loureiro; Ferreira, Maria Amélia; André, Antônio

doi:10.1590/s0100-55022010000300003

“…The tendency towards a higher number of women in the medical course was confirmed in this study (63.3%), in agreement with the results of two other studies in which, respectively, 74.4% and 53% of the participants were women 10,11 . The observed results follow a global trend, since, as of 1970, colleges and universities started to show a greater participation of women, an aspect that gradually increased in the following two decades and more rapidly in the first decade of the 21 st century 12 .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

The choice of Medicine as a profession and the students’ labor perspective

Kamijo

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Lima

²

,

Pereira

³

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Medicine is a prestigious profession, therefore, although competition for admission is fierce and studies require dedication and sacrifices, thousands of young people face the challenge of becoming doctors every year. Objective: Describe the reasons why medical school students chose Medicine as a profession and their concerns about the job perspective. Method: Quantitative descriptive and documentary research, through the application of a questionnaire with sociodemographic and specific questions. Result: A high percentage of the female gender stood out, with 63.31% of the participants. The main reasons for choosing Medicine as a profession were altruism (71.75%), financial stability (59.42%) and personal accomplishment (58.77%). However, there was a decrease in the preference for altruism during internship (p<0.01). The biggest concern after training was “Doing a good job / Being a good professional” (79.87%) and, in relation to the “job market” and “devaluation of the profession”, there was an increase in the concern during internship (p <0.001). The majority (91.92%) expressed the intention to become a specialist physician, with the specialty of Gynecology and Obstetrics being the most sought after. Regarding the way of working, 51.3% expressed the desire to be a self-employed professional, 55.52% a public or private employee and 7.92% a liberal professional. The greatest difficulty expected in the profession was competition (57.70%) and the most important requirement for professional practice was “Medicine as a means to be useful or help people” (98.38%). Regarding the feelings experienced as a student, the levels of anxiety, stress and feeling of overload were high, respectively 80.52%, 79.55% and 73.38%. Conclusion: At the beginning of the course, there is a more idealized view of Medicine and throughout the development of phases, as contact with medical practice occurs, the students better understand their difficulties and increase their concerns, especially with the job market and the devaluation of the profession, causing, in some, the reduction of the humanistic ideals that motivated the choice of the profession, an aspect to be valued by medical schools during professional training.

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“…Although no previous studies on the vocation for the medical course in Angola exist, the problem of admission to the Faculty of Medicine has already been raised by other authors, who found similar results to those in this study de Oliveira A, Tutti C, Fresta M MedEdPublish https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2019.000072.1 (Monteiro, Barbosa, Carteado et al 2010) in his studied entitled 'Option for the Medicine Course' concluded that most of the students opted for Altruism (rather than for a vocation), while Almeida characterised the selection tool as not being fully comprehensive. The results of this study are also in accordance with the ideas of Hughes, who recommends interviews as a supplementary means for selecting candidates (Hughes, 2002).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Do medical students have a vocation for the profession? A case study in a public university

Oliveira¹,

Tutti²,

Fresta³

2019

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Introduction: A vocation is predisposition of an person to enter a certain profession or occupation, or to develop skills in certain arts; vocation among medical students is important to reducing their rates of leaving their studies in a subject where training is both lengthy and expensive. Objective: To evaluate the vocational orientation of students admitted to the Faculty of Medicine at Agostinho Neto University in 2013 and assess whether there is any correlation between student achievement during the selection process and students vocation. Methods: an observational, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on the vocational orientation of medical students; the study population consisted of all students admitted in 2013. Results: Only 19.4% (n=19) demonstrated that they had a vocation for medicine and among those students there was an imperfect negative correlation between the results of the vocational test and the access exam. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the majority of students have vocational profiles that are incompatible with the medical profession.

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“…A tendência a um maior número de mulheres no curso de Medicina confirmou-se na presente pesquisa (63,3%), concordando com o resultado de outros dois trabalhos em que, respectivamente, 74,4% e 53% dos participantes eram mulheres 10,11 . Os resultados encontrados seguem tendência mundial, uma vez que, a partir de 1970, as faculdades passaram a ter maior participação de mulheres, aspecto que aumentou gradativamente nas duas décadas seguintes e mais rapidamente na primeira década do século XXI 12 .…”

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“…Assim sendo, os estudantes ingressam na graduação em Medicina com a concepção principal de altruísmo, entretanto, com o conhecimento dos problemas do mercado de trabalho, despertam para a atualidade médica brasileira, e isso reduz a expectativa em relação a um possível retorno salarial generoso e a preocupação para com o outro. No entanto, o princípio da beneficência, que representa em parte o altruísmo, foi incorporado ao exercício da medicina desde seus primórdios por meio do Juramento de Hipócrates, e, desde o século passado, tornou-se o Princípio Fundamental I do Código de Ética Médica brasileiro 10,14 . Por isso, embora a realidade da profissão possa desmotivar o altruísmo, essa qualidade é inerente à profissão médica e essencial para proporcionar maior benefício aos pacientes, devendo ser conservada.…”

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Escolha da medicina como profissão e perspectiva laboral dos estudantes

Kamijo

¹

,

Lima

²

,

Pereira

³

et al. 2021

Rev. bras. educ. med.

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Introduction: Medicine is a prestigious profession, therefore, although competition for admission is fierce and studies require dedication and sacrifices, thousands of young people face the challenge of becoming doctors every year. Objective: Describe the reasons why medical school students chose Medicine as a profession and their concerns about the job perspective. Method: Quantitative descriptive and documentary research, through the application of a questionnaire with sociodemographic and specific questions. Result: A high percentage of the female gender stood out, with 63.31% of the participants. The main reasons for choosing Medicine as a profession were altruism (71.75%), financial stability (59.42%) and personal accomplishment (58.77%). However, there was a decrease in the preference for altruism during internship (p<0.01). The biggest concern after training was “Doing a good job / Being a good professional” (79.87%) and, in relation to the “job market” and “devaluation of the profession”, there was an increase in the concern during internship (p <0.001). The majority (91.92%) expressed the intention to become a specialist physician, with the specialty of Gynecology and Obstetrics being the most sought after. Regarding the way of working, 51.3% expressed the desire to be a self-employed professional, 55.52% a public or private employee and 7.92% a liberal professional. The greatest difficulty expected in the profession was competition (57.70%) and the most important requirement for professional practice was “Medicine as a means to be useful or help people” (98.38%). Regarding the feelings experienced as a student, the levels of anxiety, stress and feeling of overload were high, respectively 80.52%, 79.55% and 73.38%. Conclusion: At the beginning of the course, there is a more idealized view of Medicine and throughout the development of phases, as contact with medical practice occurs, the students better understand their difficulties and increase their concerns, especially with the job market and the devaluation of the profession, causing, in some, the reduction of the humanistic ideals that motivated the choice of the profession, an aspect to be valued by medical schools during professional training.

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Opção pelo curso de Medicina em Angola: o caso da Universidade Agostinho Neto

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The choice of Medicine as a profession and the students’ labor perspective

Do medical students have a vocation for the profession? A case study in a public university

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