Impact of educational policies on access to health care in Brazil: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Various initiatives to improve access to health care have been implemented internationally. In Brazil, this has included policies intended to expand access to higher education for underrepresented socio-economic groups. These measures have reduced inequalities in access to medical education, but it is not known whether they influence career choices.

International Medical Graduate Resident Wellness: Examining Qualitative Data From J-1 Visa Physician Recipients.

Purpose: International medical graduates (IMGs), approximately 25% of the U.S. physician workforce, have unique needs as they enter residency programs.

Global accreditation practices for accelerated medically trained clinicians: a view of five countries.

Background: Shortages and maldistribution of healthcare workers persist despite efforts to increase the number of practitioners. Evidence to support policy planning and decisions is essential. The World Health Organization has proposed National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) to facilitate human resource information systems for effective health workforce planning and monitoring.

Global trends in medical education accreditation.

Background: Accreditation systems in medical education aim to assure various stakeholders that graduates are ready to further their training or begin practice. The purpose of this paper is to explore the current state of medical education accreditation around the world and describe the incidence and variability of these accreditation agencies worldwide. This paper explores trends in agency age, organization, and scope according to both World Bank region and income group.

Evaluating medical education regulation changes in Brazil: workforce impact.

Background: Shortages and inequitable distribution of physicians is an obstacle to move towards Universal Health Coverage, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. In Brazil, expansion of medical school enrollment, curricula changes and recruitment programs were established to increase the number of physicians in underserved areas. This study seeks to analyze the impact of these measures in reduce inequities in access to medical education and physicians' distribution.

The necessity of examining patients' social behavior and teaching behavior change theories: curricular innovations induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite many widespread calls for social distancing, recommendations have not been followed by some people and the high rate of non-compliance has significantly affected lives all around the world. It seems that the rate of non-compliance with the recommendations among medical students has been as high as the rest of the other youth. In the time that students are removed from clinical environments and most physician teachers are strained in providing services to patients, medical students can be trained in interdisciplinary behavior change counseling programs and they can be employed in delivering virtual consultations to the patients referred to medical centers.

Medical school expansion policies: educational access and physician distribution.

Introduction: Many countries are employing strategies intended to reduce maldistribution of health workers and inequities. The purpose of this study was to analyse the impact of expansion policies of medical schools on regional inequalities in the distribution of undergraduate class sizes, and the capacity to attract and retain doctors and to expand health facilities.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive analysis to compare the distribution of undergraduate places in 2007 and 2016 to determine the impact of targeted expansion policies on inequalities in access to medical education in Brazil.

Geographical distribution of medical graduates from a public university.

Objective:: To evaluate the geographic distribution and career trajectory of medical graduates and the factors associated with their choice of practice location.

Method:: A cross-sectional study involving graduates from December 2001 to December 2010 was conducted. A self-administered questionnaire collected demographics and geographic information (place of birth, place of residence at the time of medical school admission, place of residency training and practice location), and reason for choosing the current location.

Factors Associated with Preference for Vaginal Birth among Undergraduate Students from Southern Brazil.

Backround: Cesarean rates in Brazil have reached over 50 percent of all births. Multiple factors have been studied aiming to explain these rates. Mode of delivery preferences among university students may provide insights into strategies to reduce those numbers.

Minimal supervision out-patient clinical teaching.

Background: Minimal faculty member supervision of students refers to a method of instruction in which the patient-student encounter is not directly supervised by a faculty member, and presents a feasible solution in clinical teaching. It is unclear, however, how such practices are perceived by patients and how they affect student learning.

Context: We aimed to assess patient and medical student perceptions of clinical teaching with minimal faculty member supervision.

How to set standards on performance-based examinations: AMEE Guide No. 85.

This AMEE Guide offers an overview of methods used in determining passing scores for performance-based assessments. A consideration of various assessment purposes will provide context for discussion of standard setting methods, followed by a description of different types of standards that are typically set in health professions education. A step-by-step guide to the standard setting process will be presented.