Introduction:

Urgency and emergency service involves risk situations that require immediate intervention to increase the patient’s chances of survival. The teaching of this discipline during undergraduate medical school has not been effective and the students show deficient training; thus, carrying out an evaluation aiming to know the reality about this formative process becomes important. Objectives: to evaluate the knowledge and personal satisfaction of the undergraduate medical students attending internship regarding the discipline of Urgency and Emergency, in private medical schools in the North of Minas Gerais.

Method:

transversal, quantitative, descriptive study, which applied 185 questionnaires addressing demographic data; knowledge of the Urgency and Emergency care policy applied to SAMU; knowledge of the epidemiology of pre-hospital care at SAMU, assessment and conduct during care; and perception of UE education. The population consisted of medical students, from the 8th to the 12th periods of medical school, divided into two groups in relation to the internship in UE. The statistical analysis was performed using Pearson’s Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, with significance set at p <0.05.

Results:

The population was predominantly female. As for the job option, 123 (66.5%) chose working at a doctor’s office, 35.1% chose UE services, and 95 (51.4%) cited family health. As for the professionals who work at the basic or advanced ambulance, 40.5% and 54.1% agreed on the composition of the basic and advanced ambulances, respectively. Being statistically significant with a p-value of 0.001 and 0.002. 15.7% correctly answered all causes of care provided by SAMU, and 36.2% correctly answered the clinical nature as the highest demand for care. There were no statistical differences regarding the perception of the importance of the general practitioner’s knowledge of urgency and emergency. Regarding the perception of students in relation to their training, a statistical difference was identified in questions related to the topics Screening - Manchester protocol, Monitoring, Basic and advanced life support, Pediatric emergencies.

Conclusions:

the urgency and emergency teaching, according to the students’ perception, is effective in this evaluation, but has gaps in pediatric and toxicological emergencies. Students are unsure of how to work in this area. It is necessary to further discuss this topic, due to its relevance to professional practice.

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