Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical students
Background and Objectives: As the largest country in Latin America, Brazil’s health care and health education systems have importance beyond its borders. While Family Medicine has not been part of the curriculum in Brazilian medical schools, the health system is built around the “Family Health Progr...
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| description | Background and Objectives: As the largest country in Latin America, Brazil’s health care and health education systems have
importance beyond its borders. While Family Medicine has not been part of the curriculum in Brazilian medical schools, the health system
is built around the “Family Health Program”. Methods: Students attending lectures at 6 São Paulo area medical schools responded
to two questions asking what they found interesting about and what the challenges were to Family Medicine in Brazil. 167 responses
were coded and sorted using qualitative analysis techniques. Results: Positive aspects of Family Medicine identified were the character
of the doctor-patient relationship, the character of the practice, and the philosophy and values of Family Medicine. Obstacles included
the lack of knowledge by patients of Family Medicine, the perceived lack of specialty status, and its absence in the medical school and
residency structure. Conclusions: The respondents placed greater emphasis on the humanistic and relationship characteristics of Family
Medicine, and less on the medical content. This information should be useful to Brazilian Family Medicine educators, and may suggest
that efforts to increase student interest in the US consider greater emphasis on these aspects of the discipline. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de9a77e9bfe24924ab209a06a9404e3d2025-08-20T02:37:42ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902010-07-01343336340538Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical studentsJoshua Freeman0Patricia Kelly1Pablo González Blasco2Marcelo Levites3MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KSPhD, Professor of Nursing and Medicine (OB-GYN) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.MD PhD,Scientific Director of the Brazilian Society for Family Medicine (SOBRAMFA) in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.MD, Residency Director of the Brazilian Society for Family Medicine (SOBRAMFA) in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.Background and Objectives: As the largest country in Latin America, Brazil’s health care and health education systems have importance beyond its borders. While Family Medicine has not been part of the curriculum in Brazilian medical schools, the health system is built around the “Family Health Program”. Methods: Students attending lectures at 6 São Paulo area medical schools responded to two questions asking what they found interesting about and what the challenges were to Family Medicine in Brazil. 167 responses were coded and sorted using qualitative analysis techniques. Results: Positive aspects of Family Medicine identified were the character of the doctor-patient relationship, the character of the practice, and the philosophy and values of Family Medicine. Obstacles included the lack of knowledge by patients of Family Medicine, the perceived lack of specialty status, and its absence in the medical school and residency structure. Conclusions: The respondents placed greater emphasis on the humanistic and relationship characteristics of Family Medicine, and less on the medical content. This information should be useful to Brazilian Family Medicine educators, and may suggest that efforts to increase student interest in the US consider greater emphasis on these aspects of the discipline.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/607brazilian medical students. medical education. family practice. |
| spellingShingle | Joshua Freeman Patricia Kelly Pablo González Blasco Marcelo Levites Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical students O Mundo da Saúde brazilian medical students. medical education. family practice. |
| title | Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical students |
| title_full | Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical students |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical students |
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| title_short | Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical students |
| title_sort | attitudes about family medicine among brazilian medical students |
| topic | brazilian medical students. medical education. family practice. |
| url | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/607 |
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