GOMEZ CORREA, Jaime Arturo; VILLA VELEZ, Liliana e KAMBOUROVA, Miglena. Medical education based on social needs. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.55, pp. 1253-1261. Epub 18-Set-2015. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622014.0237.
This pedagogical reflection originated from academic experience at the School of Medicine, University of Antioquia, based on community work among the inhabitants of the Granizal community, in the rural zone of the municipality of Bello, Antioquia, which started in 2004. It is proposed to move towards an integrated curriculum, given the limitations of the current one. To achieve this change, the main strategy is to prioritize communities as the central focus of the training, thus going beyond the classroom and the hospital. It is sought to develop reflective clinical skills, critical thinking and investigative and communicative attitudes among the students, thus strengthening their capacity for learning to learn and meaningful learning. Additionally, interdisciplinarity and integration between basic and clinical subjects and between theory and practice are favored, in order to resolve social needs and to create ethical-political awareness and values among the medical students.
Palavras-chave : Curriculum; Education; Learning; Community-institution relations.
