Rural internship: 90 days as a family physician

Introduction: The Rural Internship is a curricular subject of the medical school of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Out of all curricular college route, mainly traditional and hospital-centered, this is the only time that most closely matches the very content of Family Medicine . Goal:Report the experience of the internship from the perspective of two graduates whose training was, from the beginning of the course, permeated by influences of Family Medicine, including determining the choice, already defined, of specialization in the area. Method:In view of the experience gained through participation in Academic League, organizing Symposiums, presentations at Conferences and conducting extra-internships in the area of Family and Community Medicine, scholars started the work in the city of Jacuí-MG performing appropriate Situational Diagnosis. From initial impressions, formulated and implemented, with the family health team at Health Center Odila Pereira, actions involving the training of community health workers, the adoption of advanced acess of organizational principles and establishing SOAP medical records. Results and Conclusions:Based mainly on comparing the final papers presented at the concluding seminar of the internship, it is possible to infer that, in fact, the perspective of Family and Community Medicine, already minimally internalized by academics, was differential for the work on primary health care. With a similar look, it was possible to better understand the importance of clinical epidemiology in primary care, scale the reality of the health-disease process and understand the impact of clinical management.