OBJECTIVE: To investigate nutrition teacher training through learning with their old mentors and outlining an overview of such knowledge, to appreciate the importance of specific teacher training. METHODS: This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study conducted with 11 Nutrition teachers from a federal university in Goiânia. Date was collected through a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed through simple descriptive statistics and the interviews through content analysis. RESULTS: The characteristics identified as important for training teachers were dedication and commitment to teaching, continued professional enhancement allied to teaching and research, organization and discipline, enjoying teaching, ethics, good relationship with students, linking theoretical to practical learning, scientific accuracy and an interdisciplinary approach when teaching. CONCLUSION: The study found that learning with the old mentors was important, without dispensing of the need for specific teacher training.
Medical Education; Teaching; Health Education; Qualitative Research