The professional path of postgraduates of a professional master’s degree in primary health care in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an evaluative study

Engstrom, Elyne Montenegro; Hortale, Virginia Alonso; Moreira, Carlos Otávio Fiuza

doi:10.1590/1413-81232020254.30262019

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ARTICLE • Ciênc. saúde coletiva 25 (4) • Mar 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232020254.30262019 copy

The professional path of postgraduates of a professional master’s degree in primary health care in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an evaluative study

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Abstract

A four-block exploratory study was conducted with an electronic online, anonymous questionnaire to study the path of postgraduates from two professional master’s degree classes, as follows: personal, current professional activity, course-professional situation relationship, and open-ended questions for positive/negative points. Results: Most of them remained in the primary care area and public services; in health care and as tutors; developed a course-related work activity, and 75% reported a high impact of the course. A lower effect was perceived in the remuneration. A higher effect was noted in the professional training, the networks of relationships, personal growth, and work. The active pedagogical strategies were well evaluated. Conclusion: This is a feasible and applicable evaluation method for graduate monitoring systems, and it allows knowing the relationship between training and work.

Key words
Primary health care; Professional master’s degree; Graduates; Evaluation; Health education

Educational Strategy	Content evaluation tool
Tutorial Group	Processing of problem situations, cases or reporting of narrative practices that address different topics as a basis for Problem-Based Learning (PBL).
Seminar	Educational activity necessarily performed by a team or group and with the effective participation of all its members, with theme and prior planning.
Team-based learning	Promoting knowledge building, with emphasis on application, and collaborative learning. Questions are based on a text, with individual and collective answers.
Community-Based Practice Narratives	Choice of specific theme to produce a report or narrative of the daily situation experienced. Analysis as per the constructivist spiral.
Skills development	Development of cognitive and motor skills.
Team project	Strategy to exercise the elaboration of intervention projects by a team
Mini-Exhibition	The exhibition is for the whole class, with dialogue with students as a fundamental resource.
Oriented study	Oriented individual study strategy, for the ability to read, interpret and write on a particular subject.
Simulation, Role Play, Experiences	Used to critically represent the engagement in professional practices in the context of PHC, group activity, with established script.
Virtual learning Community	Realization of forums and team activities.

Variables: Incorporation in July/August 2016	n	%
Type of Working Institution (n=24 answers) More than one answer can be selected
Network of the Municipal Health Secretariat	17	77. 3
Network of the State Health Secretariat	2	9.1
Network of the Ministry of Health	3	13.6
Other	2	9.1
Level of care: main professional incorporation (n=23 answers) More than one answer can be selected
Primary Health Care	18	81.8
Specialized care/Outpatient clinic	2	9.1
Hospital	0	0.0
Other	3	13.6
Type of Activity (n=51 answers) More than one answer can be selected
Healthcare	12	54.6
In-service preceptorship	11	50.0
Health management	12	54.2
Consulting	1	4.6
Education	10	45.5
Research	5	22.7
Other	0	0.0
Nature of working institution (n=22). Only one answer allowed (main institution, higher workload
Public	20	90.0
Private	0	0.0
Other	2	9.1
Type of professional relationship (n=22) Only one answer allowed (main institution, higher workload)
Single Legal Regime	6	27.3
Consolidated Labor Laws (CLT) Contract	12	54.6
Cooperative worker	0	0.0
Temporary contract	0	0.0
Self-employed	0	0.0
Scholarship holder	0	0.0
Other	4	18.2

Variables	n ( = 22)	%
Main professional activity at the beginning of the master's degree
The same as that of the current professional activity in the same institution	3	13.6
The same as that of the current professional activity in another institution	3	13.6
Different from that of the current professional activity in the same institution	9	40.9
Different from that of the current professional activity in another institution	7	31.8
How much the main professional activity is related to the master's degree
Very much related	15	68.2
Reasonably related	4	18.2
Barely related	3	13.6
Unrelated	0	0.0
Impact of the Masters on your working life (only one option checked):
High	17	77.3
Medium	4	18.3
Low	1	4.6

Variable	Excellent/ Good %	Reazonable %	Poor/ Very Poor %	Did not answer %	Total
Selection	90.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	100.0
Disciplines or Modules	95.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	100.0
Content	86.4	9.1	4.5	0.0	100.0
Faculty	95.4	4.6	0.0	0.0	100.0
Pedagogical practices	90.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	100.0
Work Groups	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
Team work	86.4	9.1	0.0	4.5	100.0
Problem situations and discussion	90.9	4.5	0.0	4.6	100.0
Communication skills	90.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	100.0
Leadership	77.3	18.2	4.5	0.0	100.0
Student Assessment	86.4	9.0	4.6	0.0	100.0
Teacher and modules evaluation by students	59.1	27.3	9.0	4.6
100.0	68,2	27,2	4,6	0,0	100,0
Research methods learning	68.2	27.2	4.6	0.0	100.0
Dissertation orientation	81.8	18.2	0.0	0.0	100.0
Data search in electronic databases	81.8	13.6	4.6	0.0	100.0
Academic Secretariat Services	77.3	13.5	4.6	4.6	100.0
Relationship with Coordinators	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
Facilities, services and library	95.5	0.0	0.0	4.5	100.0
Infrastructure - classes	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
Infrastructure Group Meetings	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0

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[1] Collaborations

EM Engstrom, VA Hortale and COF Moreira participated equally in all stages of preparation of the article.