os lugares da psicologia na educa o medica

Os lugares da psicologia na educação médica

Sérgio Seiji Aragaki1
Mary Jane Paris Spink2

ARAGAKI, S.S.; SPINK, M.J.P. The place of psychology in medical education. Interface Comunic., Saúde, Educ., v.13, n.28, p.85-98, jan./mar. 2009.

This paper discusses the place that psychology occupies within three medical courses in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
The theoretical basis was the discursive practices approach within the constructionist framework of social psychology. To reach the objective, we conducted interviews with teachers responsible for the discipline of medical psychology within these three courses.
Analysis of the material allowed us to observe that psychological theories are not seen as a priority within the training, but that they are learned through interpersonal relationships among the students and between students and teachers. We conclude that the discipline of medical psychology is the space for learning and reflecting on the relationship between (future) doctors and their patients as well as being a place for dealing with and caring for students’ various experiences during the undergraduate course.

Key words: Medical education. Medical psychology. Social psychology. Discursive practices. Social constructionism.

Este artigo problematiza os lugares que a psicologia ocupa em três cursos de medicina da cidade de São Paulo-SP. Tem como base teórica a abordagem das práticas discursivas no referencial construcionista da psicologia social. Para alcance do objetivo fizemos entrevistas com docentes responsáveis pela disciplina psicologia médica dos referidas cursos. A análise do material nos permitiu constatar que não se dá prioridade na formação às teorias psicológicas, mas que elas são aprendidas durante as relações interpessoais ocorridas entre os/as alunos/as e destes/as com os/as professores/as. Concluímos que a disciplina psicologia médica é o espaço de aprendizado e reflexão a respeito da relação entre o/a (futuro/a) médico/a e
seus/as