“Field” in medical education: a scenario for putting healthcare and education practices into perspective

In 2012, the Department of Health Sciences of the University of La Matanza, Argentina, implemented an undergraduate medical course. Based on a curriculum that integrates knowledge and practice, first-year students on the course develop activities with healthcare teams in the community. For this purpose, a learning scenario called “Field” was generated. This paper describes the experience of the first year of the first group of students, specifically in relation to their inclusion in this scenario, and discusses this innovative teaching and learning process, in which students observe and participate in health teams at primary care units.

Medical education; Innovation; Pre-professional practices; Reflective practice