Abstract

SOUZA, Maria Isabel de Castro de et al. Student assessment of the contribution of the instructor and internship to the training of undergraduate students at FO UERJ. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.2, pp. 57-62. ISSN 1679-5954.

The aim of this study was to analyze how the instructor and internship in the public healthcare system contribute to impacting the academic training of undergraduate students from the School of Dentistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, through the "Pró- Saude" program. An analysis was made of 95 evaluation questionnaires usually distributed to undergraduate students at the end of their academic term. These questionnaires evaluate the contribution of the instructor and of the service-providing internship to the student's undergraduate training, both positive and negative aspects of the experience, and also garner suggestions. According to the replies obtained, we can conclude that the internship given with the support of the instructor was rated as a resource that contributes to broadening the student's experience. Moreover, this internship offers students a greater opportunity to develop a closer relationship with the SUS (Brazilian Unified Healthcare System), and to establish greater integration between academia and service-rendering to foster the development of training mechanisms for public healthcare professionals through the public projects currently in place.

Keywords : Instructor; Health education; Teaching-learning practice.