Interdisciplinarity as a tool for deeper dives in undergraduate Medicine

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Social demands have raised questions about medical education. This has led to trends towards generalist training that meets the needs of the population. The curricular matrix of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidade Federal de Alagoas is made up of the following axes: integrated theoretical-practical, approach to medical practice and the community, and personal development, which are inseparable and interdisciplinary in nature.

Objective:

This study aimed to develop interdisciplinary activities between the three curricular axes in the medical course of a public university.

Method:

Action research was used as a methodological strategy with content analysis using Iramuteq software to analyse the discussions between researchers and participants, which were divided into five meetings, permeated by literary works and motivating music, correlated with interdisciplinarity.

Results:

Word clouds, similarity analyses and dendrograms were generated from the debates on the subject, reflecting the participants’ thoughts and the complexity of the subject. Participants focused their discourse on student health, interpersonal relationships, spaces that foster interdisciplinarity and communication between teachers. They also discussed the need for interdisciplinarity in the medical curriculum and the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and a holistic view of medicine. Finally, two clinical cases were created which highlighted the socio-economic aspects of disease.

Keywords:
Education Medical; Interdisciplinary Studies; Literature; Software; Medicine