BRAZILIAN PHYSICIANS: THE TRAINING, THE PROFESSION AND THE CHALLENGE OF WORKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

A study based on bibliographic and documentary analysis of university training in medicine, the employability of doctors in normal times and in exceptional conditions such as the pandemic caused by Covid-19 and its variants. The theoretical approach for the research is in the Theory of Human Capital (TCH), which has as its principle the investment in education and the expected return through remuneration compatible with a higher education until the transfer to retirement. It comprises the improvement of aptitudes and abilities of individuals, expecting productivity and, consequently, economic growth to the country. The employability of doctors and the conduction of the work in times of normality and in situations of exception, will be analyzed from the perspective of the Social Contract Theory (SCT), considering the commitment assumed by doctors, in the Hippocratic Oath upon graduating, a reference for the ethical commitment to guarantee the health and survival of individuals. The TCS arose to bind the purpose of the public power to assist the hyposufficient portion of the population. The State is directly or indirectly responsible for the academic training and employability of nationals, in this case, doctors, whether in the formative qualification, the ideal number of professionals in each federated entity and offering subsidies for their effective performance in different environments. Methodology: Qualitative and descriptive research supported by bibliographic and documentary review. Objective: the academic training of graduates in medicine, employability and conditions for the performance of the activity, in particular, from 12/3/2020, with the decree, by the World Health Organization (WHO), of the pandemic. Results: The category of physicians continues to take care of everyone's health, even though they are aware that they are in the midst of a highly contagious pathology, as psychological pressure can trigger physical and mental health problems but continue to fulfill the social pact for the common good.