Interprofessional education in the PET-Health program: Perception of tutors

Abstract

The Minas Gerais Federal University (UFMG) PET-Health Program was the first institutional experience for education through work with interprofessional tutorial groups in a primary health care setting that involved all health courses. It was developed in Belo Horizonte health centers, Brazil, health centers from 2009 to 2011. The aim of this study was to evaluate how PET-Health teachers and tutors from UFMG understood the interprofessional educational process at PET-Health using the narratives of 14 PET-Health tutors. Majority of the teachers were pleased with the teaching-learning process in the service interprofessional groups and even considered it a challenging experience. The study identified key elements and allowed us to consider the UFMG PET-Health Program as a successful educational innovation and that primary health care was a favorable context for interprofessional education.