Abstract
Conventional medicine combines biotechnoscientific knowledge with care. However, medical schools have placed greater emphasis on scientific knowledge to the detriment of the doctor-patient relationship. Objectives: This report aims to describe the immersion experience lived by four sixth-term medical students during the months of February and March 2020. Method: Such immersion took place in a teaching project named Anjos da Guarda, which is used as a medical education tool at the Gaffrée e Guinle University Hospital of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (HUGG-UNIRIO). Results: The Anjos da Guarda Project develops medical professionalism, empathy and the fundamentals of medicine centered on the patient as part of the care process, without underestimating the importance of biotechnoscientific knowledge and clinical reasoning. Conclusion: The experience enabled gains in learning for students, in addition to contributing to the health system and benefiting the patients involved.
Keywords:
Medical education; Professional competence; Doctor-patient relationship.