Perceptions of teaching-service-community integration: Contributions to health education and to comprehensive healthcare

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the perception of subjects in the teaching-learning-care process within the Brazilian National Health System (SUS), based on the professional profile and on the skills and competencies recommended by the National Curricular Guidelines (DCNs) for undergraduate programs in the area of health. It is a qualitative research carried out through non-directive interviews and focus groups, involving 42 participants: teachers, students and managers of education institutions, as well as users, professionals and managers of the Municipal Health Promotion Department (SEMUS). The perception of different subjects who produce and experience teaching-service-community integration (TSCI) reveals affinity with the professional profile and with the common skills and competencies recommended by the DCNs. TSCI is understood as a necessary space for the fulfilment of the DCNs and of the proposed professional profile.