Trabalho, Educação e Saúde - TES (Work, Education and Health) is an open access scientific journal, edited by the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health, from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.

Capitalistic globalization and professional training in health: a necessary agenda for higher education

  • Verônica Santos Albuquerque
  • Karen Mary Giffin
  • Verônica Santos Albuquerque

    Professora adjunta da Fundação Educacional Serra dos Órgãos (Feso), Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Doutoranda em Saúde Pública pela Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Ensp/Fiocruz).

    Karen Mary Giffin

    Pesquisadora titular do Departamento de Ciências Sociais da Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Ensp/Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Pós-doutora pela University of California (UC), Estados Unidos.



Abstract

The impacts capitalistic globalization has had on the health professionals' education can be represented by technical, polyvalent, individualistic and competitive training, among other aspects. In this context, the public space, the humanistic dimension, and critical thought are neglected. The purpose of this essay is to propose reflection on the education of health professionals for alienated work in health in the context of neoliberalism and suggests possibilities to break away from this type of training. A thematic agenda presents concepts that are considered fundamental for the organization of critical thought among health professionals. The goal is to point to paths to include health professionals in the construction of another possible world, breaking away from the dehumanizing logic of capital that has individualism and profit as its foundations.

Keywords

education,
health professionals,
neoliberalism,
capitalistic globalization

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