Sánchez-Román Francisco Raúl, Medina-Figueroa Alda María, Rangel-Zertuche Ricardo Alfonso, Sánchez-Ramos Apolinar
Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, DF.
Salud Publica Mex. 2009 Mar-Apr;51(2):97-103. doi: 10.1590/s0036-36342009000200004.
To analyze the current situation of teaching occupational medicine (OM) in academic programs and medical schools in Mexico.
A descriptive survey was conducted and schools were identified through the main directories of medical schools. For the analysis of information descriptive and inferential statistics were used.
A total of 75 medical schools were identified. In 39 (52%) the subject is mandatory, with a predominance in public schools (p< 0.02). Among the schools that offer the subject, only 15 (38%) have professors specialized in OM.
Disparity in teaching basic aspects of OM in medical schools explains the little development and social and professional recognition of the specialty; it also highlights serious problems for public health, derived from the lack of prevention of risks in work environments.
分析墨西哥学术项目和医学院校职业医学教学的现状。
开展描述性调查,通过医学院校的主要名录确定学校。信息分析采用描述性和推断性统计方法。
共确定75所医学院校。其中39所(52%)将该课程设为必修课,公立学校占主导(p<0.02)。在开设该课程的学校中,只有15所(38%)有职业医学专业的教授。
医学院校在职业医学基础教学方面存在差异,这解释了该专业发展缓慢以及社会和职业认可度较低的原因;这也凸显了由于工作环境中缺乏风险预防而给公共卫生带来的严重问题。