The aim of this paper is to draw a profile of Public Health postgraduates, through the evaluation of their jobs, scientific production and the relevance of the degree to their career. An instrument (called "C form") was sent by ABRASCO to all institutions in Brazil that offer Public Health postgraduate courses. 51,5% of the universe of postgraduate students with a Master or Doctor degree, obtained throughout the years of 1990-94, answered the questionnaire. Most of the postgraduates were involved in teaching or research; however, a significant proportion was also working in health services or administrative assignments. When inquired about the relevance of the degree to their career, most postgraduates described changes in their activities or better wages. The efficient diffusion of the findings of their dissertations, as well as the increasing strength of this process of diffusion in recent years corroborate the evidence that the profile of the Public Health postgraduation courses is becoming similar to other postgraduation courses in Brazil, most of them with good standards of quality.
Evaluation process; Postgraduates students; Postgraduation courses; Public Health
