Formation of health administrators

Resumo

The purpose of this work is to explore, describe and analyze the education of health administrators in Brazil, mainly at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This study is primarily descriptive in nature. First, the importance of administrators is analyzed. Within this context, the factors which determine the role of health administrators are reviewed. Then implications are drawn concerning the educational needs of these professionals. The education of health administrators in the United States and Latin America is reviewed. This is done because of the international nature of the efforts in planning, organizing and financing in the health care educational field. The evaluation of education for health administration in Brazil is presented and the current status is given. The Brazilian programs in education for health administration are described in terms of level and curricular structure.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

1981

Instituição

Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EBAPE)

Fonte

Revista de Administração Pública

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/11946