MEDICAL TRAINING FOR THE HEALTH OF TRADITIONAL AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: A STUDY OF PEDAGOGICAL PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF BELÉM-PA, AMAZON REGION

Abstract

The Course Pedagogical Project (PPC) is essential in the elaboration of teaching and learning in Medicine courses, the PPCs generally follow the National Curriculum Guidelines (DCNs), updated in 2022, which treat health as a right and act to ensure comprehensive care. Therefore, each social and cultural determinant must be directly related to the health of traditional and indigenous peoples. In the context of the city of Belém-PA, this responsibility becomes more significant, considering the cultural and ethnic richness of the people present in the region, which makes it necessary to promote medical care in line with the particularities of these communities. Objective: To investigate the pedagogical projects (CPP) of four medical courses of two public and two private institutions in Belém/PA. Methodology: This is a quantitative-qualitative study, as it used quantitative and qualitative data from the PPCs of the undergraduate courses in Medicine at UEPA, UFPA, CESUPA, and UNIFAMAZ. From the keywords pre-defined by the authors, the frequency was evaluated and related to textual fragments of the (PPC), through documentary analysis carried out through semi-structured data collection instruments previously prepared by the authors. Results: It was difficult to find the primary keywords listed, with the absence of the words "Indigenous peoples", "traditional peoples" and "government programs". The search was expanded to broader secondary keywords. A survey form was created to investigate whether the PPCs addressed the health promotion of traditional and indigenous peoples. However, it was observed that none of the PPC mentioned government programs related to these peoples' health. In addition, incipience was noted on the part of the institutions, about integrative modules, training activities in the basic cycle, modules on indigenous culture and history, and rural internships during the internship. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be inferred that the pedagogical projects of the four undergraduate medical institutions in Belém/PA demonstrate weaknesses in terms of the preparation directed to the health care of traditional and indigenous peoples for the students of the course. With this, there is a need to update the PPCs of these institutions, with the inclusion of learning aimed directly at the specificities of these people.