Abstract: Introduction: Mini-CEX is an evaluation method that covers the domains: anamnesis, physical examination, counseling, clinical judgment, organization, and professionalism. It has been tested and validated for use in any practice scenario. With its characteristic of providing feedback after a clinical assessment, the Mini-CEX can also be used as a training method to guide the professional development of...
RESUMO A residência médica, instituída legalmente no Brasil em 1977 pelo Decreto nº 80.281, é considerada a melhor estratégia de ensino em cenário de prática, sendo o padrão ouro da especialização médica. A característica mais marcante da residência é o treinamento em serviço, que articula ensino no cenário de prática, além de construir um perfil profissional. Os residentes desenvolvem também a função docente. ...
RESUMO Introdução Na residência médica, os residentes exercem o duplo papel de professor e aprendiz. Treinamentos de como ensinar residentes a exercer a função de docência com qualidade estão sendo implementados em todo o mundo e são denominados programas de Residente como Professor (Resident as Teacher – RaT). De acordo com as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais do Curso de Graduação em Medicina, pode-se aprende...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There are plenty of options for evaluating medical students and medical residents’ clinical skills. Objective structured clinical evaluations (OSCEs) have emerged as a powerful and reliable tool for assessing multiple cognition domains of clinical expertise. In the same way as OSCEs have emerged to assess clinical skills, objective structured teaching evaluations (OSTEs) have come to light ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There is extensive evidence, mainly from the United States and Canada, that points towards the need to train medical residents in teaching skills. Much of the “informal curriculum”, including professional values, is taught by residents when consultants are not around. Furthermore, data from the 1960s show the importance of acquiring these skills, not only for residents but also for all doct...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Training for specialist physicians in Brazil can take place in different ways. Closer liaison between institutions providing this training and assessment and health care services may improve qualifications. This article analyzes the impact of closer links and joint work by teams from the National Medical Residency Committee (Comissão Nacional de Residência Médica, CNRM) and the B...
OBJETIVO: Investigar os efeitos da especialização precoce - dedicação seletiva a uma especialidade médica no período de graduação - sobre a formação geral dos médicos recém-formados. CASUÍSTICA E MÉTODOS: Candidatos ao processo seletivo a Programas de Residência Médica 2008 (PSPRM), formados na FMUSP em 2007 (universo = 163), destacados e agrupados por carreira pretendida (CP). Este estudo foca o desempenho no ...
OBJECTIVES: Medical education encompasses globally diverse context and conditions. The Brazilian scenario seemed a natural environment to study the influence of medical education programs and internship duration on the entrance exam for medical residency. This investigation evaluates some methods used during the entrance exam for medical residency as a means to make a distinction between candidates with longer ...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a presença e gravidade de sintomas de ansiedade e depressão entre os portadores de asma e de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica. MÉTODOS: Foram usados instrumentos específicos de quantificação de sintomas de ansiedade e depressão, Inventário de Ansiedade Traço-Estado e Beck Depression Inventory, respectivamente, respondidos por pacientes de um ambulatório de asma e doença pulmonar obstrutiva c...
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Although it is generally agreed that a medical history and physical examination should be obtained as part of preoperative evaluation, there is still substantial controversy about the additional benefits of preoperative screening tests. The objective of the present study was to determine the percentage of abnormalities on laboratory tests among a population that underwent non-cardiac surg...