The innovative curriculum of the Medicine course at USP in Bauru in the progress test

Authors

  • Gerson Alves Pereira Júnior Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Bauru-SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3920-3000
  • Sara Fiterman Lima Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Pinheiro-MA, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0015-3413
  • Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp), Botucatu-SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6436-9307
  • Angélica Maria Bicudo Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas-SP, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v36.10956

Keywords:

Medical Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Progress Test

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present the development of the curriculum of the new medical program at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in Bauru, and the performance of its students in the 2018 and 2019 progress tests (TP) compared to nine other public medical programs. Data on students’ average performance grouped by knowledge area and year of graduation were analyzed. As a result, Bauru students performed significantly better than those from other institutions in both years of the TP. In the first-year classes of 2018 and 2019, their performance stood out in Public Health/Family and Community Medicine, and in the second year (2019), in all other areas except the basic one. It can be concluded that the curriculum of the new medical program in Bauru, with its diverse active learning methodologies, provides pedagogical and care opportunities for the early application and practical experience of knowledge, contributing to the strong performance obtained.

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Author Biographies

Gerson Alves Pereira Júnior, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Bauru-SP, Brasil

Médico cirurgião de urgência e trauma, mestre e doutor em Clínica Cirúrgica pela Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, da USP. Docente e orientador da pós-graduação da Faculdade de Medicina de Bauru da USP. Especialista em cirurgia geral, cirurgia digestiva, terapia intensiva e medicina de emergência.

Sara Fiterman Lima, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Pinheiro-MA, Brasil

Enfermeira, mestre em Enfermagem e doutora em Saúde Coletiva pela UFMA. Docente da Faculdade de Enfermagem da UFMA. Orientadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva da UFMA.

Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp), Botucatu-SP, Brasil

Médico neurocirurgião, mestre e doutor pela Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (FMB), da Unesp. Professor assistente doutor da FMB/Unesp e neurocirurgião do Hospital das Clínicas da FMB. Orientador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Cirurgia e Medicina Translacional.

Angélica Maria Bicudo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas-SP, Brasil

Médica pediatra, mestre e doutora pela Unicamp. Professora titular do Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Unicamp. Orientadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação de Clínica Médica da Unicamp, na área de concentração ensino em saúde.

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