Abstract

FERNANDES, Cláudia Regina et al. Ensino de emergências na graduação com participação ativa do estudante. Rev. Bras. Educ. Med. [online]. 2014, vol.38, n.02, pp.261-268. ISSN 1981-5271.

Medical education has undergone substantial changes in recent years. The rapid evolution of knowledge demands new teaching models involving active learning, metacognition and reflexive practice. Training in emergency care is of utmost importance in an undergraduate medical course, since the lack of professionals in this area means that emergency care is often staffed by new graduates, almost always unprepared to deal with the severity of the cases. Training technical medical skills within this scenario is necessary to provide the medical student with a realistic vision of the work, however it is limited due to patient safety and the inability to repeat procedures. Teaching emergency care through high fidelity simulators is an excellent solution that allows procedures to be repeated as many times as necessary and favours meaningful learning through discussion of topics and reflections on the practices. This study describes how emergency care training has been included throughout the curriculum for undergraduate medical training in Brazil, using simulation and reflection on the practice as learning tools, as well as real life experience in emergency care settings.

Keywords : Methods; Teaching; Learning; Clinical Competence; Emergency Medical Services; Medical Education.

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