title: PET-Health as inducer of professional education to Unified Health System.
abstract: PET-Health is configured as a program developed by health courses guided by the principle Unified Health System (SUS), with the preceptorship of a professional from health public service. The aim of the research was to compare the performance between PET-Health undergraduate of Dentistry, Medical and Nursing courses by the results of National Student Performance Exam (ENADE) in 2010 with those who did not participate in the program. The study population consisted of 49,758 students, which 761 participated in PET-Health. To analyze the performance of students in 2010 were considered the mean scores in general education, expertise skill and public health. Students who participated in PET-Health had superior performance in all means (55.48) when compared to those who did not (50.96). The shared investment between the Ministries of Health and Education in PET-Health, strategy involving students, professionals from public services and professor, contribute to the reorientation of health training, producing a great relationship between public health services and university.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Av. Salgado Filho 1787, Lagoa Nova. 59010-000 Natal RN Brasil. bfarias0507@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bárbara Cássia de Santana
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Farias-Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia, UFRN. Natal RN Brasil.
authors.forename: Luiz Roberto Augusto
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Noro
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D011231:Preceptorship; D011634:Public Health; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data