Author:

• Carmen Fontes de Souza Teixeira - Teixeira, C.F.S - Salvador - Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva I. - <carment@ufba.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8080-9146

Co-author(s):

• Maria Thereza Avila Dantas Coelho - Coelho, MTADC - Salvador, Bahia - Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Humanidades, Artes e Ciências - <therezacoelho@gmail.com>
• Marcelo Nunes Dourado Rocha - Rocha, M.N.D. - Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de PG em Saude Coletiva - <mndrocha@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Políticas em Saúde

Abstract:

This article describes and analyzes the political and institutional context as well as the process of elaboration and implementation of the Interdisciplinary Bachelor in Health (IBH) during the period 2006-2011. The methodology included documental review and analysis of personnel records of the researchers involved. By using the concepts of "window of opportunity" and "hypercomplex organization", we found that there were created management and organizational structures, prepared master-documents and triggered actions for the implementation of the course, related to the conformation of the faculty and the academic council, preparation of the pedagogical project, planning, implementation and monitoring of the teaching-learning process in the various curriculum components offered since 2009. The analysis of the challenges and prospects of the course indicates that the biggest problem is the tension between the traditional model of higher education, vocational and discipline-based, existing hitherto and the interdisciplinary model proposed by IBH. In our opinion, this tension can be overcome by the full implementation of learning cycles with the institutionalization of IBH as the first cycle of health professional education.

Keywords:

Human Resources Formation Higher education in health Premedical Education Interdisciplinary Bachelor in Health University

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