title: [Study of the impact of a MBA Administration in Health course on the organizational modernity of ophthalmologic clinics].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Investigations in the field of the learning competence that investigate the impact of the acquisition of new individual competence of those responsible for ophthalmologic clinics, by means of a MBA Administration in Health course, on the organizational modernity of ophthalmologic clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey using questionnaires applied to students and former students of the course and to managers of ophthalmologic clinics not linked to the course (n=30 each one). The analysis was made by means of statistical methods: r of Pearson and Q of Yule; Student's t test, sum of series test, median test and U test of Mann-Whitney.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Linear and positive correlation was observed between excellency of MBA Administration in Health and the development of the veteran students' capacities (rho correlation of Spearman at the level of 0.01); there is a significant difference (0.0364, by the Mann-Whitney test), between veteran students and freshmen regarding the need to extend the individual capacities provided by the MBA Administration in Health course, to the other operational employees of the ophthalmologic clinics; and there is a significant difference (0.0057, for the Mann-Whitney test), among veteran students of the MBA Administration in Health course and freshmen regarding the importance of the organizational modernity for the ophthalmologic clinics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The obtained results are consistent, in a general way, with the proposed model: MBA Administration's excellence in Health contributes significantly to the organizational modernity, to the development of competence of the veteran students, and, also in substantial way to the perception of organizational hiatuses.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP. profmeireles@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meireles
authors.forename: Marinho Jorge
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Scarpi
mesh_terms: D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009817:Office Management / Q000592:standards*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires