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0182/2024 - Outsiders at Medical School: indigenous experiences in medical courses at Brazilian federal universities
Estranhos” na Escola Médica: experiências indígenas em cursos de medicina de universidades federais brasileiras

Author:

• Willian Fernandes Luna - Luna, W. F. - <willianluna@ufscar.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-128X

Co-author(s):

• Mariana Paladino - Paladino, M. - <marianapaladino@id.uff.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0671-0260
• Eliana Goldfarb Cyrino - Cyrino, E. G. - <eliana.goldfarb@unesp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6526-3528


Abstract:

Public policies aimed at indigenous peoples have been sporadic and with irregular coverage. In recent decades, affirmative actions have enabled indigenous people to access medical school, historically occupied by white people with high family incomes. This research analyzed experiences of otherness experienced by indigenous people in federal medical schools. This is an exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, using interviews and conversation circles, with the participation of 40 students15 courses. There were four categories of analysis: encounter between “strangers” and the medical school; differences and inequalities; relationships with students and teachers; conflicts and transformations. It was noticed that medical schools are unwelcoming to indigenous people, with practices of racism, intolerance and tutelage, when their differences become inequalities, consequences of structural processes in these Brazilian institutions. The indigenous presence in medical courses reveals social inequalities, causes conflicts and initial transformations, pointing out paths for plurality and social justice, as well as possibilities for medical education with visibility and actions for the health of indigenous peoples.

Keywords:

Education, Medical. Indigenous Peoples. Public Policy. Health Disparate Minority and Vulnerable Populations. Health of Indigenous Peoples.

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Luna, W. F., Paladino, M., Cyrino, E. G.. Outsiders at Medical School: indigenous experiences in medical courses at Brazilian federal universities. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/May). [Citado em 27/12/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/outsiders-at-medical-school-indigenous-experiences-in-medical-courses-at-brazilian-federal-universities/19230?id=19230



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