COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEDICINE AT GRADUATION: DIALOGUE BETWEEN TEACHING AND SERVICE

The debate related to medical undergraduate education, with emphasis on Family and Community Medicine, and health services in Primary Health Care (PHC) can trigger a new qualification process and strengthening of the Unified Health System (SUS). The aim of this paper is to present the experience occurred from teaching at a community college in southern Brazil, in the construction of health education spaces in health services and networks. The proposal is based on the constitution of reflection field and linked attention the new National Curriculum Guidelines for medical school. The proposal has the development of the discipline called "family and community medicine." The activities develop during the months of the semester. Occurs primarily in the health services of APS, they are held weekly meetings with the Family Health teams. The team workspace itself, community equipment and the homes of the users are the areas of expertise. Developed themes cover defined in the syllabus, however, others may be inserted to the extent that the demands of the service and the community are highlighted. The effects achieved refers to the increase in contagion involved academics with SUS principles. Teachers have autonomy to propose extra texts and activities according to needs and possibilities of each health unit, including night activities or weekends, if combined with your group, for example, meetings of the local council or task forces on weekends.