The relevance of territorialization as differential in medical education and primary health care

Abstract

Health Education Themes: Territorialization provides an immersion experience for medical students in the reality of collective health, allowing a shift of vision on medical education and performance. Moreover, it is a tool for health planning, through the acquaintance of the territory, the community and providing services in Primary Health Care. Aim: To reflect on the territorialization process as an essential strategy for health action in the context of primary care and for medical education. Methods: It's about experience report. a previous study, territorialization was carried out in a community in the western region of Rio Grande do Sul, with further discussion of the lessons learned, planning and practice of health action in the community. Results: It was possible to acknowledge the residents and their living conditions and their main health needs and create a sense of responsibility in the students regarding the need for the doctor's active participation in the community. Conclusion: The importance of territorialization in the provision of quality services to the community is verified, which are adapted to local needs; in the creation and maintenance of bonds between health professionals and users; and its impact on the humanization of medicine, on a critical and reflective medical education and the strengthening of the teaching-service-community relationship.