Medical professionalism in undergraduate education: Expressed domains and identified gaps in curriculum analysis

Authors

  • Natália Campos Parente Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Ceará (FIOCRUZ-CE)
  • Maria Rosilene Cândido Moreira Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)
  • Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa Machado Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Ceará (FIOCRUZ-CE)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28998/rpss.e02409003esp-2

Abstract

Introduction: Medical professionalism involves practicing medicine in accordance with its intended identity and is an essential competence in undergraduate education. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe how medical professionalism (MP) is presented in the Course Pedagogical Project. Method: It is a qualitative, descriptive case study based on a documentary analysis of the Course Pedagogical Project of a medical degree program in the south of the state of Ceará. The data were organized and analyzed in light of the Competence Matrix of Medical Professionalism in Brazil. Results: The domains "cultural competence" and "commitment to technical competence" stood out in the analyzed material, in contrast to the others that were less frequently mentioned, such as "commitment to ethical aspects". The domains "collaboration and communication skills", "commitment to the patient", "the healthcare service and the profession", "reflective practice and self-knowledge" and "social responsibility" were also inadequately covered in the document. Conclusions: Medical professionalism is still fragmentarily presented in the curricula examined, indicating the need for greater pedagogical investment in addressing this competence. This text is the result of the stricto sensu postgraduate program Professional Master's Degree in Family Health (PROFSAÚDE).

Keywords: Professionalism; Medical Education; Professional Competence; Education, Premedical.

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Author Biographies

Natália Campos Parente, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Ceará (FIOCRUZ-CE)

Graduada em Medicina pela Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (ESTÁCIO/Juazeiro), mestra em Saúde da Família pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Ceará (FIOCRUZ-CE). CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1225045918004010 / ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-1157

Maria Rosilene Cândido Moreira, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Graduada em Enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), mestra em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) e doutorado em Biotecnologia (RENORBIO) pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba,  (UFPB); com pós-doutorado pela Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA). Professora Associada da Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA). CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7476207605884853 / ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9821-1935

Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa Machado, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Ceará (FIOCRUZ-CE)

Graduada em Enfermagem pela Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), mestra e doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC); com pós-doutorado pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE). Professora da Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA). CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4194885068583094 / ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-8441

Published

2024-08-13

How to Cite

Parente, N. C., Moreira, M. R. C., & Machado, M. de F. A. S. (2024). Medical professionalism in undergraduate education: Expressed domains and identified gaps in curriculum analysis. Revista Portal: Saúde E Sociedade, 9(Especial-2). https://doi.org/10.28998/rpss.e02409003esp-2