Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Aligned with the National Curriculum Guidelines, the UFSC Medicine program has developed a collaboratively designed educational project that centers on student-focused learning. In this approach, professors act as facilitators and mediators in the teaching and learning process. The program aims to deliver a comprehensive and well-rounded education by integrating teaching, research, outreach, and care.

Through integrated activities, student are capable of building a global theoretical-practical framework that is more significant and closer to the challenges they will face in the dynamic reality of the profession.

The integrated curriculum covers the first four years of studies, with an early introduction of the student into the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) and the surgical clinical practice. The next two years are dedicated to the medical internship, which includes practical activities and in-service training in the fields of internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, and family health/collective health.

The learning settings include the University Hospital, the primary health care network of the Florianópolis Municipal Health Department, four state hospitals (Joana de Gusmão Infant Hospital, Carmela Dutra Maternity, Celso Ramos Hospital and Nereu Ramos Hospital), and laboratories within primary health departments and clinics.

The program’s modules encompass cognitive, attitudinal, and procedural knowledge, laying the foundation for a medical education centered on the health needs of the population and the Unified Health System, with a focus on comprehensive health care. The curriculum also includes complementary activities, allowing students to delve into specific areas of interest based on their preferences and aptitudes.