Rendimiento académico e inserción laboral de los titulados en medicina por la Universitat de Barcelona: un estudio longitudinal

Abstract

Academic achievement and work insertion of Barcelona University medical graduates. A longitudinal studyIntroduction. The Bologna process has brought about changes in the structure of the Spanish University giving prominence to the concepts of competence and quality. This posed the challenge of showing the contribution of the University of Barcelona (UB) in the training of doctors to Catalan society, and the distribution of these graduates in relation to the entire group of professional associations in the province of Barcelona. Subjects and methods.Longitudinal study of four classes of freshman students of the Faculty of Medicine, UB, who were admitted between 1994 and 2001. For each cohort academic performance, specialized training and licensing statistics were obtained after looking up different databases and using the R software.Results. Between 85% and 96% of students who entered medical school obtained a degree in Medicine in a period shorter than seven years. Of all graduates comprised 83% recorded in medical professional association of the province (COMB). In comparison with the total professional members, these classes highlighted by a greater proportion of women (3 out of 4) and virtually no immigration rates. Conclusions. Graduates inMedicine from the UB demonstrated high performance of their studies and inserted into the profession in its geographical area.