EXPERIENCE REPORT: THE MEDICINE FRESHMEN KNOWING THE RESIDENCY IN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Introduction and Objective: The family and community doctor is a specialist in people, however, the family and community medicine isn´t very popular among the academics, suffering even prejudices of other specialties. So, to show to the students some of the work of family and community doctors, educational and theoretical activity on the importance of family and community medicine to society was made. Method: The activity involved the medicine freshmen of Pará State University, in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The activity was carried out by academics from the League of Family and Community Medicine of Pará that, with banners and computer presentations, explained the characteristics and performances of the residency in family and community medicine, and were discussed topics such as: the role of the family and community doctor in society; integral approach as a determinant of health; the importance and performance of family health strategy; and activities of street and river consulations. Results and Conclusion: The activity was attended by about 50 medicine freshmen. the family and community medicine was very well received by the freshmen, and several doubts about the residency was removed. Many freshmen said they didn't know or had never heard in family and community medicine and, therefore, nobody thought to be this residency. Many, indeed, were astonished and surprised to learn of the existence of this residency. Therefore, is necessary that the family and community medicine and your importance be increasingly disclosed in the academic and professional field.