Interprofessional health education: learning from an innovative experience of integration between people, curricula and professions

Abstract

Abstract This qualitative case study aimed to understand the perception of Community Health Agents and managers about the meaning of the experience of interprofessional education in Primary Health Care services for the training of undergraduate health students at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. We conducted individual semi-structured interviews (n=20) and documentary analysis. We used thematic content analysis to interpret the material. The results showed that teaching activities that integrate people, curricula and professions in the health services have the potential to promote interprofessional learning at undergraduate, to train more collaborative professionals, and to qualify health care.