Abstract:
This study aims to understand the meaning of competence in the perception of the teachers in the modules of Skills and Attitudes. It's a descriptive and exploratory research. The choice of the theoretical and methodological framework considered the hermeneutic perspective. The study was conducted in a public university in the medical school, through individual and unstructured interview. The data were submitted to discourse analysis showing the empirical categories, "Competence as a guiding and structuring axis to educational needs"; "The teaching in medical education: professional practice and enabling skills" and "Strategies for teacher development". It is considered that the required changes in medical school need to find support in the management and leadership of teachers in the implementation of a faculty development program, which will become a valuable tool of reflection for educators in order to improve exercise of teaching in the medical school.
Key words:
Professional competence; Medical education; Medical faculty