Challenges in the education of health professionals: An interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach

Abstract

This article presents a set of strategies and methods used in health professional education in the context of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). The investigative emphasis was placed on interdisciplinary education and interprofessional work. The background to this research is the experience of 11 postgraduate educational initiatives developed between 2009 and 2017. A documentary analysis of the pedagogical projects of the specialization courses was carried out, considering the concepts of interdisciplinarity and interprofessional work. Fleckian and dialogic methodological references were used to analyze teaching and learning strategies and methods. Results show that overcoming the juxtaposition of disciplinary approaches and also of perspectives of different professions requires the dissemination of educational and work experiences that enable interactions among different thought collectives in order to allow the emergence of an interprofessional thought style and collaborative practices.