Incor Residency Program in Adult Cardiology in 2022: 40 Years Preparing Cardiologists for the Demands in Brazil

Abstract

Background

Considering demographic data related to the cardiologist’s fields of work in Brazil, the administrative board of the InCor medical residency program decided for an update of its curriculum content, to adapt the educational process to the cardiologist’s work reality.

Objective

This article aimed to describe the recent updates applied to the InCor medical residency program.

Methods

In the article, we described the recent updates on the InCor residency program, and compared the current curriculum track with the previous one. We also presented the rationale for these changes, based on the literature on the participation of cardiologists in the labor market.

Results

There was a reduction in the working hours of residents in training in the intensive care unit, and an increase in the outpatient activities of primary and secondary prevention. Also, the didactic content was reformulated and became organized by the corresponding division.

Conclusion

The update of the curriculum track of the InCor medical residency program was required in order to adapt it to the Brazilian labor market. The commission in charge of this update is aware that this is a dynamic process that may need changes over time.

Cardiology; Medical residency; Medical Education