Active methodologies in medical practice: experience report on Special Topics in Family Health

Abstract

This article reports the experience in the discipline “Special Topics in Family Health: emphasis on active methodologies”, in the Professional Master's Degree in Family Health at a University in the state of Bahia, in 2020. Working in a modular way on digital platforms, it used three discussion forums with questions about the use and knowledge of active methodologies. The product consisted of the presentation of an active methodology, exemplifying an action performed by the master's doctor in the Family Health Strategy Unit and/or University, relating it to the experiences of the subjects. The discussion forum for dialogue exhibitions proved to be an important tool for learning and evaluation. Most cited examples of methodologies based on the problematization of their practices, highlighting PBL, TBL and the use of the approach with triggering questions. The actions indicated included ways to learn and teach in an innovative way, the protagonism of learners, the best use of time to learn, focus on time management, the provision of really meaningful learning experiences, centered on the simulation of reality and also targeted the analysis of data produced in the learner's interaction with people, content and tools.