Egresses Profile of the Courses of the National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva: Postgraduate Lato Sensu and Technical Education

Abstract

Introduction: Among the main objectives of the National Cancer Institute Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) stands out the professional education at all levels of care in the field of Oncology. Objective: determine the profile of the egresses of post-graduation lato sensu courses and technical level of the Institute, in the period 2002-2009. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study, using a structured self-administered questionnaire with closed and open questions. Results: There were 375 completed questionnaires, 23.6% of all egresses of the period. The course was appraised as excellent for 57.9%, good for 38.4%, sufficient in 2.7% and bad for 1.1% the egresses. About 80% had full opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired in INCA in their professional practice, while only 2.9% had not, 66.3% percent found jobs in the area of oncology, 37.7% in the 6 months succeeding the conclusion of the course, 48.4% found jobs in the city and 35.1% in the state where they lived before the course starts. Most egresses were natural from the Southeast (73.5%) and remains living in the same region after the end of the course (74.7%). North, South, Midwest and Northeast showed, respectively, 4.3%, 4.3%, 5.9% and 10.8% of egresses exercising professional activities. Conclusion: In general, the quality of the courses was considered excellent in the studied aspects. Two indicators can be highlighted as likely to improve: promoting measures to ensure satisfactory orientation on completion of course work and scientific update of preceptors and supervisors.