Academic extension activities at the UFRGS school of medicine: a professional training scenario

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and apply are search methodology allowing the analysis of extension activities by faculty members from the School of Medicine of the Federal University in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 2000 to 2004. This qualitative research used a case study approach and content analysis of interviews and documents, besides mapping the activities in relation to the course plan, the relationship between the university and society, and the school's academic output. The results reveal the extension activities practiced by faculty members participating in the study during this period as a space for interaction between faculty, students, and the community in scenarios involving the production and construction of knowledge, contributing to the training of physicians committed to the social reality, as recommended by health curriculum guidelines and specifically those for medicine. The proposed methodology helped shed light on scenarios in which the extension activities take place, as well as on the interaction between extension, undergraduate and graduate studies, and research.

Education, Medical; Community-Institutional Relations; Education, Professional; Research