INTRODUCTION: Since the creation of the Unified Health System (SUS) and the new National Curriculum Guidelines (DCN) for undergraduate courses in Medicine, some Medical Schools in Brazil have been trying to integrate medical training with public health services. OBJECTIVE: To identify in the literature experiences of undergraduate medical training within the SUS. METHODS: Articles published between January 2002 and December 2012 were selected from searches of the Scielo, PubMed and Virtual Health Library (BVS) databases, using the terms "medical education", "undergraduate medical education" and "Unified Health System". The reviewers assessed the eligibility of the articles. RESULTS: Thirty-one articles were included and categorized. Practical experiences in the SUS were associated with integrated curricula, traditional curricula, with traditional curricula in the process of being adapted to the new DCN and with extracurricular projects. CONCLUSION: The reviewed literature paints a positive picture for undergraduate medical training in the Unified Health System, emphasizing integration between medical educators and health professionals as a pathway for current medical training.
Medical Education; Undergraduate Medical Education; Brazilian Unified Health System
