INTRODUCTION: Graduation programs are evolving in Brazil with the implementation and improvement of an assessment system which encourages scientific production and restructuring. OBJECTIVE: Identify the impact of the Angioplasty and Coronary stenting research line of the graduation program in Health Sciences/Cardiology, Cardiology University Foundation, regarding the number of papers published, time to conclusion and destiny of graduates. METHOD: Dissertations and theses presented from July 2002 to January 2009 in the area of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology and their publications were analyzed. The current status of medical, teaching and research activities of these graduates was also investigated. Data were analyzed by the SPSS program and categorical variables are described in ratios and continuous variables are described as mean and standard deviation. RESULTS: Of the 91 studies in the graduate programs, 71 (78.02%) were dissertations and 20 (21.9%) were theses. The Angioplasty and Coronary Stenting research line was responsible for 18.3% (13/71) of the dissertations and for 30% (6/20) of the theses. Most of the graduate students were physicians (9/13 or 69%) and male (8/13 or 61%). With a mean time of 8 months from dissertation to publication, 5 papers were published in international journals and 9 in national journals. All of the graduates have medical or teaching activities at their institution of origin, in other institutions in and out of the State of Rio Grande do Sul and abroad. CONCLUSIONS: A large part of the papers produced in the graduation programs of the Cardiology University Foundation were published. Most of the graduates in the program have teaching activities in different services and institutions.
Cardiology; Education, higher; Credentialing; Dissertations, academic as topic; Education, medical, graduate
