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[The teaching of occupational medicine in Mexican medical schools]
Francisco Raúl Sánchez-Román1, Alda María Medina-Figueroa, Ricardo Alfonso Rangel-Zertuche
1Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, DF. raul.sanchezr@imss.gob.mx
Objective:
To analyze the current situation of teaching occupational medicine (OM) in academic programs and medical schools in Mexico.
Material And Methods:
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.
Results:
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.
Conclusions:
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.
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