title: [Medical education and health systems].
abstract: I was asked to develop in this symposium the topic of medical education and health systems. The analysis is relevant because the ultimate goal of medical schools is to train physicians to be useful for the current health system, regardless of the country and the health system organization in question. The interaction between the education system in health and National Health System has great importance to define the direction of medical education. Certainly, the more closely this relationship, the more efficient the training of doctors that the country demands and best opportunities in entering the labor market. The issue requires a series of questions: is there really a close relationship between the health system and national medical education? Is it, rather, a causal relationship, the result of the interest of the parties? If so, how consistent is the training of doctors, both general and specialists, with the country's needs? And finally, how should improve the relationship to make medical education more efficient and effectively respond to the needs of the health system?
authors: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. graue@servidor.unam.mx
authors: Enrique
authors: E
authors: Graue-Wiechers
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D058006:General Practice; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D008800:Mexico