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.
Technological advances in science over the last century have led to changes in the relationship between doctors and patients, giving rise to the debate on the construction of a model for teaching professionalism in universities. In contrast to commercialization in the medical relationship with the community, the Unified Health System was born in Brazil, which has comprehensive care as one of its fundamental principles. Therefore, we propose to analyze the process of developing the competency profile related to professionalism from the perspective of students and its intersections with comprehensive care. This is a cross- sectional and exploratory case study with a qualitative approach. An online focus group was held with students completing their Medicine course. The material was analyzed according to the Meaning Interpretation Method. It was noticeable that attributes related to professionalism and integrality are being incorporated by students throughout their degree, such as: teamwork, self-reflection, respect for patients and social responsibility. The findings contextualized for this researched group can serve as a reflection to be considered in the scenario of other universities, promoting welcoming and effective medical training in meeting the needs of society, with medical professionalism and comprehensive care as guiding principles.
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