title: Evaluation of a pedagogical proposal in teaching Medicine.
abstract: In this article we discuss the role that medical schools play in the creation of a particular profile of health professionals. To this end, we analyze the impact of two field experiences carried out in 2006 and 2009 with students in the Epidemiology course of the Faculty of Medical Sciences in the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina). Using individual semistructured questionnaires applied to students as well as focus group strategies, the study sought to obtain information about the ideas and representations of the students before and after these educational experiences. The ability of students to reconsider the explicative models of the health-disease-care process and the weight of social problems in the phenomena of sickness and health is highlighted as one of the study's primary results.
authors.affiliation: Physician. Doctoral student in Health Sciences, Management and Public Policies. Professor, Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México. silbermanmartin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Martín Salvador
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Silberman
authors.affiliation: Physician. Master in Public Health. Adjunct Professor of Individual and Collective Health, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Silberman
authors.affiliation: Bachelor in Sociology. Master in Social Anthropology. Auxiliar docente, Cátedra de Antropología Cultural y Social, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pozzio
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D010819:Physician's Role; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Medical Schools; Professional Practice; Social Conditions; Argentina