Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2017; 108(6): 491-500

Long-term Results of a Cardiology Postgraduate Program

Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Danielle Pazzotti Borges, Vagner Oliveira-Carvalho Rigaud

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20170083

Introduction

Research and innovation help to drive economic growth and address socioeconomic challenges like poverty and health. Many developed and developing countries have introduced policies and systems to increase research and innovation.

In Brazil, a system was created on 1951 with the objectives of improving technology and innovation and strengthening scientific research.^, Similar to postgraduate doctorate programs in developed countries, postgraduate programs with broader and more in-depth scientific research objectives have been developed in Brazil. In fact, a linear relationship has been demonstrated between the number of students graduating from these programs and the number of scientific publications produced by them. Beyond scientific output, publishing a high-impact paper or in a journal with a high-impact factor seems to be an important requirement for innovation and technology growth. Considering that postgraduate students play an important role in scientific production in Brazil, a study including the characteristics of the scientific production of these students is justifiable.

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