title: Construction of a competence-based curriculum for internship in obstetrics and gynecology within the medical course at the Federal University of Ceará (Sobral campus).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This research project arose from a proposal made to the teachers by the students of a medical course at a federal university in Brazil, from their personal experiences regarding the skills and competencies that should be developed during the obstetrics and gynecology (OBG) stage of the internship. The objective here was to develop the matrix of skills necessary for training good general physicians in the medical course.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exploratory qualitative study conducted in a federal university in Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  The basis for developing these competencies among OBG interns was "The Competency Matrix for Medical Internship" developed by Bollela and Machado. The instrument was presented to, analyzed by and modified by a set of OBG specialists, at two sessions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The specific competencies expected from students over the internship in OBG were framed within overall topics that had previously been determined and listed: healthcare, decision-making, communication and interpersonal relationships, management and organization of the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS) and professionalism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A competency matrix that standardizes the minimum requirements that interns should be capable of putting into practice after concluding the OBG stage is a valuable tool for ensuring student performance and a fair and rigorous assessment for them, thereby seeking to train good general physicians who meet the community's needs.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Juvenal
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Linhares
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bárbara de Araújo Lima
authors.initials: Bde A
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maycon Fellipe da
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ponte
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luis Fernando Farah de
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tofoli
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Priscila Campos
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Távora
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Filipe Sancho de
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guarany Mont'Alverne de
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Arruda
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003657:Decision Making; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009313:National Health Programs; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000592:standards*