Abstract

CENTENO, Ángel M  and  CAMPOS, Soledad. Medical education in Argentina. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2017, vol.20, n.6, pp.265-271.  Epub Aug 16, 2021. ISSN 2014-9840.  https://dx.doi.org/10.33588/fem.206.924.

We describe the characteristics of medical education in Argentina, and revise available demographic and statistical information, and research conducted by the ministries of education, health and science. There is a sustained growth of the number of medical schools, without a planned policy on the number of physicians that the country requires. Unresolved problems are high attrition rates and admission processes. Medical schools have different curricular profiles, adapted to basic accreditation standards required by the Ministry of Education. Certification depends on different independent regulatory agencies. The health system is heterogeneous and diversified, and postgraduate education takes place at different institutions, some academic some exclusively oriented to healthcare. It is necessary to promote interaction between both ministries and stakeholders to find an answer to these unresolved issues.

Keywords : Argentina; Undergraduate medical education; Postgraduate medical education; South America.

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