Evolution of the Medical Education Policy in Cabo Verde

Authors

  • Antonio Pedro Delgado Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
  • Sónia Dias Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
  • André Tolentino Fundação Amílcar Cabral
  • Giuliano Russo Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
  • Paulo Ferrinho Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-12902018170430

Keywords:

Cabo Verde, Medical Education, Doctors, Human Resources in Health

Abstract

Cabo Verde is one of the world’s Small Island Developing States, with its own specificities and challenges. Independent 43 years ago, with half a million inhabitants, the education of its physicians has been done abroad, increasing the country’s workforce but not enough in number and differentiation to support the challenges of health care, namely the extension of universal coverage. In 2015 the authorities decided to implement local medical education, making it necessary to reformulate the Medical Education Policy as an education and health policy involving the many actors, organizations, and institutions. The objective of this article is to analyze the perception of several key informants of the Cabo Verdean society about the medical education in the country and to propose means to reformulate its Policy of Medical Education. A qualitative study that results from the content analysis of interviews and group discussions, as well as news in the Cabo Verdean media, identified key elements of policy reformulation in terms of content, context, processes and main actors involved in the reconsideration of the medical course. Respondents considered essential to have an engaging medical education policy to guide the development of the course and identifies the key drivers for its implementation.

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Published

2019-01-18

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How to Cite

Evolution of the Medical Education Policy in Cabo Verde. (2019). Saúde E Sociedade, 27(4), 1186-1205. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-12902018170430