Meaningful learning process and social responsibility in the healthcare field

Abstract

To relate active learning and university social responsibility, highlighting the importance of academic activities with values ??to lay the foundations of primary health care. Observational, descriptive and multidisciplinary design with the participation of professors and university students of Medicine, Nutrition and Dentistry careers, from 2nd to 4th semesters to provide primary health care. By means of informed consent, more than 300 residents from different communities were attended, including children, adolescents and adults. The students educated on health with awareness workshops and group dynamics on topics related to social well-being such as pet care, hand washing, toxoplasmosis, COVID-19, food parasites, healthy eating and oral health; blood samples were taken to determine glycemia, cholesterol, triglycerides, blood group and prostate antigen. With this community health care work, in real settings, significant learning was achieved in the areas of biochemistry, histology, physiology, nutrition, special pathology, oral pathology, and oral medicine with dignified treatment of the patient.