BACKGROUND Motivation is an internal mood that moves individuals to act, points them in certain directions, and maintains them in activities, playing a very important role in self-regulated learning and academic performance. Our objective was to evaluate motivation and self-regulation of knowledge in pediatric residents in a third-level hospital, and to determine if there are differences accord...

OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of alcohol-related problems among pediatric trainees. METHODS An alcoholism screening test was administered anonymously to participants at a mandatory substance abuse education and prevention program. SETTING A large urban pediatric residency training program. SUBJECTS One hundred fifteen pediatric residents attended the program during 3 consecutive yea...

BACKGROUND There are increasing evidence highlighting the importance of incorporating issues of global health into pre- and post-graduate medical curricula. Medical international cooperation is a fundamental component of strategies to include global health issues in post-graduate medical curricula. METHODS Here we describe a seven-year cooperation between the Non Governmental Organization (NG...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the teaching of neonatal resuscitation offered by Brazilian public hospitals to undergraduate doctors and nurses, pediatric residents and neonatal fellows. METHODS This cross-sectional multicenter study included 36 hospitals in 20 Brazilian State capitals during June/2003. Local coordinators collected data regarding what the institutions offer to undergraduate doctors and...

BACKGROUND Social pediatrics teaches pediatric residents how to understand disease within their patients' social, environmental and political contexts. It's an essential component of pediatric residency training; however there is very little literature that addresses how such a broad-ranging topic can be taught effectively. The aim of this study was to determine and characterize social pediatri...