El mercado laboral y los médicos de familia. Aportes desde la realidad en Argentina

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify theoretical elements that contribute to qualitative research on family and general physicians (FAGP) in primary health care. First, the Argentinean health reality is described. Several researchers have presented a crisis with a small number of FAGP available for the public sector. Aspects such as the deficit in the number of admissions to training programs and desertion of specialties after a few years have been detailed. Causes were subsequently identified. It was found that FAGP argue that low prestige and low economic income are reasons for abandoning the specialty. Finally, we propose other positions, derived from sociology and the history of health care systems that can enrich research and the understanding of this phenomenon. It was concluded that it is necessary to observe collective processes to understand the context of this problem. (Rev Mex Med Fam. 2018;5:83-8) Corresponding author: Ana Carolina Godoy, anacgodoy@yahoo.com.ar