Análise do perfil dos egressos da primeira turma de medicina da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Campus Chapecó

Abstract

Introduction: The characteristics of the graduate allow for reflections on the intention of the course, being an important element, based on the analysis of the identification of the training path and the perception of the former students who experienced the training. Objective: To characterize the graduates of the first class of the UFFS medicine course, Chapecó campus. Methodology: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study, with a population of 36 graduates and a sample of 24 participants, who were graduate students from the undergraduate medical course at UFFS, Chapecó campus, enrolled in the 2015.2 semester or transferred who completed the course along with the entrants in the first class. Descriptive statistics were performed based on the answers to the applied questionnaire, where numerical variables are presented through measures of central tendency and dispersion, and categorical variables are presented through absolute and relative frequency. Results and discussion: A predominance of female graduates (58.3%) was identified, with a mean total age of 28.8 years. Of the graduates, 70.8% are single and 70.9% lived in the state of Santa Catarina (SC) in the first 2 months after graduation, with post-graduation fixation in the same place. The search for knowledge is constant, such that 100% remain up-to-date. In addition, 41.7% are undergoing medical residency, and 16.7% are studying specializations. All currently practice medicine, and the predominant employment relationship is in the public area. Medicine is graduates' main income source, with 50.0% being satisfied with their salary and 62.5% being the current family breadwinners. According to the graduates, the topics that the institution most contributed to their personal development were ethical behavior, the awakening of interest in the search for new knowledge, the ability to work in a team, and the ability to adapt to changes. Those who left most to be desired were self-discipline, leadership skills, and the ability to make decisions. As for the perception of feeling prepared for the different areas of professional activity, 58.3% feel very prepared in the area of Primary Care and 16.6% feel unprepared to act in urgency/emergency, these being the most discordant. 70.8% of graduates say that the medical course met their expectations, although 91.7% consider the profession stressful and 75% think that the profession has recently lost its prestige in society. Conclusion: The information obtained in the survey brings data on the alignment of the graduate's training with the training policies, as well as relevant data for the evaluation of the course. The importance of the university stands out when training self-discipline and the ability to make decisions, in addition to preparing to work in Primary Care. Finally, further studies are essential to find out where the deficits are found in the components that students feel less unprepared for, so that there are positive changes for the following classes.