This study is an assessment survey that reconstitutes and analyzes the objectives of the teaching-health service integration program instituted by the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), by the Mato Grosso State Health Department, and by the Inter-municipal Consortium of Health of the Teles Pires Region (Mato Grosso), in 2000. It is a case study based the qualitative and quantitative approach. Data were collected from secondary and primary sources by means of semi-structured interviews conducted with managers and agents who implemented the institutions. The results show, among other aspects, that there was no previous and common formulation of program objectives among the institutions; when reconstituted, it was noticed that the index of unachieved objectives was very high; the activities that were carried out were insufficient to reach the objectives; even among the players of a same institution, the objectives were distinct; of the reconstituted objectives, 75% were service organization or academic objectives. The study concludes that each institution sought its specific objectives and recommends the establishment of a theoretical referential on the teaching-health service integration process to guide the definition of the objectives, goals, activities, responsibilities, and indicators for future systematic program assessments.
teaching-health service integration; evaluative research; medical education
