Active methodology in medical education points to the necessity of placing medical students in touch with patients and their needs right from the beginning of their course. Reflecting on reality through problematization and a humanistic view of the patient play an important role in understanding and respecting patients in their complexity. This study's main objective was to investigate how the longitudinal insertion of medical students into the reality of community primary healthcare may influence their humanistic views of their patients. By analyzing answers given in interviews, we were able to observe that contact with the community - particularly via home visits with "Community Health Agents" - has led to the development of profound reflection on the social insertion of students and future doctors.
Primary Health Care; Curriculum; Humanization of Assistance; Learning