Abstract
The goal of this study was to analyze the territorial distribution and describe the characteristics of undergraduate courses in Physical Therapy in Brazil. Data collection was performed using the virtual system of the Ministry of Education (emec.mec.gov.br) where we sought the following information: name of the institution, state, course load, note the National Examination Performance Students (NEPS), course concept (CC) and other relevant information (steps, extinction, among others). They found 601 Physical Therapy courses. The results show that there is a higher concentration of Physical Therapy courses in the Southeast, the workload and payment time cater to Resolution No. 4 of 6 April 2009 the Ministry of Education (MEC) and also that most courses have satisfactory grades in evaluation of MEC. It is noteworthy that most of the courses are still without concept, like, have an insufficient sample in NEPS or do not complete the evaluation cycle of the National Assessment System of Higher Education in Brazil.
Highlights
The Start of Physical Therapy in the world occurs according to Barclay (1994), in 1894 in London, England, How to cite this paper: Marães, V
The following information of Physical Therapy courses were collected: name of the institution; state; total course hours; note in the National Examination of Student Performance (NEPS) applied every three years to all freshmen and students; concept course (CC) which is the final quality grade given by the Ministry of Education to undergraduate courses of higher education institutions in Brazil (Bittencourt et al, 2008)
The number of Physical Therapy courses and consequent interest in the profession has shown exponential growth, which rose from 48 courses in 1991 to 339 in 2004 and 601 in 2015 (Haddad et al, 2006)
Summary
The Start of Physical Therapy in the world occurs according to Barclay (1994), in 1894 in London, England, How to cite this paper: Marães, V. Territorial Features and Distribution of Courses Graduate in Physical Therapy: An Analysis in the Environment Virtual Education Ministry. According to this researcher, two factors contributed to the event: the revival of massage in the 1880s and a scandal involving masseurs in 1894. Doctor Arthur Silva created the first service in Physical Therapy in Brazil in 1884, at Mercy Hospital from Rio de Janeiro
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