title: [Medical graduation and specialization: an apparent incompatibility].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Partial results of a continuous evaluation process of the undergraduate medical course at Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) started in 1989 are presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey on expectations and opinions about the medical course of EPM was carried out among faculty members, students and alumni.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors call into question that the medical formation is non-terminal as indicated by the late entry to labor market.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors consider that the phenomenon is not related to quality aspects but to the specialization process started during the medical course and completed only with graduated studies.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Stella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goihman
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004501:Education, Medical; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D011364:Professional Practice; D013038:Specialization
vernacular_title: Graduação médica e especialização: uma incompatibilidade aparente.