Abstract
Objective: Propose a methodology to determine the number of medical students who can rotate, for the practice of medicine, in a university hospital, so that the quality of training processes and in-patient care are assured. Materials and Methods: A three-step procedure is presented, in order to find the number of students that the institution can accept simultaneously. Results: The method is based on an integer linear model and it was implemented to assess installed capacity of General Surgery service at Hospital Universitario Clínica San Rafael, increasing in two students (33 %) the training capacity. Conclusions: The proposed methodology not only guaranties the quality of training processes and in-patient care, but also generates other intangible results such as having a more agile way of planning, reducing the planification time. The methodology is easily extended to other services within hospitals.
Highlights
According to Human Talent in Health Law [1], a university hospital is defined as a “health service institution that provides university training and is recognized as a hospital of teaching and practices supervised by competent academic authorities providing training and medical care in each level of complexity”
This paper aims to propose a method to assess installed capacity of training scenarios at a university hospital, to determine the number of students who can rotate in the institution, so that the quality of training processes and in-patient care is assured
In the field of university hospitals, installed capacity for practical training is an issue of great importance
Summary
According to Human Talent in Health Law [1], a university hospital is defined as a “health service institution that provides university training and is recognized as a hospital of teaching and practices supervised by competent academic authorities providing training and medical care in each level of complexity”. One of the factors that influences the number of students not matching the installed capacity of health centers is the insufficient amount of practice settings to health education programs demand in the country. This situation affects the training process of students and quality of the service given to patients [2]. This paper aims to propose a method to assess installed capacity of training scenarios at a university hospital, to determine the number of students who can rotate in the institution, so that the quality of training processes and in-patient care is assured.
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