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. 2019:74:e1147.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2019/e1147. Epub 2019 Sep 16.

Who and Where are the University of São Paulo Medical School Graduates?

Gustavo Rosa Gameiro  1 , Leonardo Kenji Sakaue Koyama  1 , Ana Luisa Ito Baptista da Cruz  1 , Alex Jones Flores Cassenote  2 , Aline Gil Alves Guilloux  3 , Aluísio Augusto Cotrim Segurado  2   4 , Mário César Scheffer  3
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Who and Where are the University of São Paulo Medical School Graduates?

Gustavo Rosa Gameiro et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2019.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a complex-care-based medical school in the context of the Brazilian health care system on students' career choices.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study based on medical regulatory organization records. It included records for 7,419 physicians who graduated from FMUSP. Geographic data were analyzed using Kernel maps, and the statistical analysis was performed with SPSS® version 24.0. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: Of the 7,419 physicians, 68.6% (95% CI 67.5-69.7) were male, and 20.7% (95% CI 19.8%-21.7%) had no medical specialty, compared to 46.4% nationwide. Internal medicine and surgery-based specialties were more popular, accounting for 39.4% (95% CI 38.3%-40.5%) and 16.8% (95% CI 15.5%-17.6%) of our study group, compared to the Brazilian averages of 25.9% and 13.5%. Our graduates also had a higher probability of staying in São Paulo City, especially when born outside the city.

Conclusion: We believe that FMUSP remains an interesting model for studying the impact of a highly specialized center on the education and career choices of medical students.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported.

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Figure 1
Important landmarks in USP Medical School history. Please note that CESCEM is an institution created to select candidates to enter medical schools in the state of São Paulo (Brazil). “Quotas” is used to refer to a Brazilian governmental program of affirmative action.
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Figure 2
Kernel maps showing the geographic distribution of physicians who graduated from FMUSP.
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