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0080/2012 - The confrontation of sexuality in professional practice: the view of medical interns.
La confrontación de la sexualidad en la práctica profesional de los futuros médicos: la mirada de los pasantes de medicina

Author:

• Addis Abeba Salinas Urbina - Salinas-Urbina, A. A. - México, D.F, Outro País/Another Country - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco - <asalinas@correo.xoc.uam.mx>

Co-author(s):

• EDGAR C. JARILLO SOTO - EDGAR C. JARILLO - UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA-XOCHIMILCO - <jsec6322@correo.xoc.uam.mx>

Thematic Area:

Ciências Sociais

Abstract:

The subject of sexuality in academic and service institutions is framed through predominantly biological conceptual perspectives, blurring the subjective component that is immersed in social and cultural processes. The meanings that medical staff construct around sexuality have implications in their professional development and practice. This work presents results from a qualitative study about the meaning of sexuality among medical interns from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco. In-depth interviews were conducted among students during their community service. This group was selected because they have finished their studies and are performing an independent and autonomous professional practice. The results, which were analyzed based on Grounded Theory, revealed three dichotomies: biology vs. social construction, individual vs. professional and theoretical learning vs. experiences in the community. What emerged as most relevant was the antagonism found between a medical intern’s biology-centered academic knowledge and the challenge posed by their patients’ reproductive and sexual health needs. The interns recognize that they lack the necessary skills to face issues of sexuality in their professional practice. It is relevant to integrate the subjective perspective of this issue in the academic programs of medical schools

Keywords:

Meaning of sexuality Medical interns Social construction of sexuality

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Salinas-Urbina, A. A., EDGAR C. JARILLO. The confrontation of sexuality in professional practice: the view of medical interns.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Apr). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-confrontation-of-sexuality-in-professional-practice-the-view-of-medical-interns/9922?id=9922



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