Abstract

CARDONA ARIAS, Jaiberth Antonio; HIGUITA GUTIERREZ, Luis Felipe  and  JARAMILLO-CARO, Ana María. Analysis of internal medicine training in Colombia. An essay containing health economics elements. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2020, vol.45, n.1, pp.32-36.  Epub Sep 15, 2020. ISSN 0120-2448.  https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2020.1309.

In Colombia, there is a significant gap between the educational supply of medical specialties and their demand in health care institutions of varying complexity. This is a serious problem in the case of internal medicine, given its importance in the clinical management of complex patients and diseases, its interdependence with a large number of specialties and its impact on morbidity, mortality, quality of life and patient and family satisfaction with care. Thus, this study, using some elements of health economics, develops four topics:i)the introduction, which highlights the importance of internal medicine within the framework of Colombia's healthcare laws and provides a definition which gives specificity and identity to this specialty;ii)an analysis of this specialty's supply and demand;iii)health impacts or outcomes which may be attributed to the presence of internists; andiv)in conclusion, a discussion of elements which vindicate the need to improve the educational supply in this field.(Acta Med Colomb 2020; 45. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2020.1309).

Keywords : specialties; internal medicine; supply and demand.

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