Objectives: To discuss the relationship between the education of health professionals and the off-campus venues where their practicums or internships are served, in order to modify and implement innovations in the curriculum to meet identified needs

Burnham, T.

Fagundes, N.

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Discussing the Relationship Between Venue and
Learning in the Education of Health Professionals
N. Fagundes
T. Burnham
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Documento CUCS # 23A 
 
ICSE20059(16)Fagundes 
 
Fagundes N, Burnham T. Discutindo a relação espaço e aprendizagem na 
formação de profissionais de saúde. [Discussing the Relationship Between 
Venue and Learning in the Education of Health Professionals]. Interface – 
Comunic Saúde Educ (Botucato, Brasil) 2005; 9(16): 105–114. 
Objectives: To discuss the relationship between the education of health 
professionals and the off-campus venues where their practicums or internships 
are served, in order to modify and implement innovations in the curriculum to 
meet identified needs.  
Methodology: The study was based on the theory of complexity and 
multi-referentiality. Between April and June 2001, ten focus group interviews 
were conducted with eight groups of professors, three groups of students, and 
two groups of community health leaders and lay health promoters. Direct 
observation was also employed. Qualitative analysis of the data was thematic 
and enunciative.  
Results: The study showed that for students to experience significant learning, it 
was not enough to determine new locations for practicums. Also needed is a 
reflection on the practicum as a reference point for asking questions and 
receiving explanations, and for transforming traditional curriculum structures. 
This implies using experience to develop a new relationship between the 
university, knowledge, and educational values.  
Conclusions: The university must learn to listen to the practicum 
experiences wherein health care is taught and learned, and should invest 
in a solid, appropriate education for the students. A proposal for 
training professionals by means of ethical, supportive, and critical 
solutions is made. The study reveals the lack of cooperative work 
between the university and the community, cemented with solid 
commitments. 
 


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