Bacharelado interdisciplinar: uma proposta inovadora na educação superior em saúde no Brasil

Abstract

This article describes and analyzes the political and institutional context and the process of implementation of the Interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree in Health (IBH) during the 2006-2011 period. The methodology included document review and analysis of personnel records of the researchers involved. By using the concepts of "window of opportunity" and "hypercomplex organization," it was revealed that managerial and organizational structures were created and master-documents were prepared. In addition to this, actions for implementation of the course, related to the structure of the faculty and the academic council, preparation of the pedagogical project, planning, implementation and monitoring of the teaching-learning process in the various curriculum components offered since 2009 was conducted. Analysis of the challenges and prospects of the course indicates that the major problem is the tension between the traditional model of vocational and discipline-based higher education existing hitherto and the interdisciplinary model proposed by IBH. This tension can be overcome by the full implementation of learning cycles with the institutionalization of IBH as the first cycle of professional health education. Key words Human resources training, Higher education in health, Premedical Education, Interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree in Health, University Este artigo descreve e analisa o contexto politico-institucional e o processo de elaboracao e implantacao do Bacharelado Interdisciplinar em Saude (BIS) no periodo 2006-2011. A metodologia utilizada incluiu revisao documental e analise dos registros pessoais dos pesquisadores envolvidos. A partir dos conceitos de "janela de oportunidade" e "organizacao hipercomplexa", verificou-se que foram criadas estruturas gerenciais e organizativas, elaborados documentos-mestres e desencadeadas acoes para a implantacao do curso, ligadas a conformacao do corpo docente e do Colegiado do curso, elaboracao do Projeto Pedagogico, planejamento, execucao e acompanhamento do processo ensino-aprendizagem nos diversos componentes curriculares. A analise dos desafios e perspectivas do curso aponta que o maior problema enfrentado e a tensao entre o modelo de formacao superior, profissional e disciplinar, existente ate entao e o modelo interdisciplinar proposto pelo BI, tensao que pode ser superada pela implantacao do regime de ciclos, com a institucionalizacao do BI como primeiro ciclo da formacao profissional na area de saude. Palavras-chave Formacao de recursos humanos, Educacao superior em saude, Educacao premedica, Bacharelado interdisciplinar em saude, Universidade