Ethnic-racial relations in the perspective of the health of the black population in the medical course: curricular analysis

Abstract

This study aims to verify the presence of ethnic-racial themes in the Medical Graduation Course of a public institution in Alagoas, investigating approaches on Ethnic-Racial Relations and Health of the Black Population in the Pedagogical Project and in the contents of the curricular matrix. Qualitative, exploratory and documentary methodology, supported by the recommendations of the Curricular Guidelines for Ethnic-Racial Relations, the Integral Health Policy of the Black Population and the Curriculum Guidelines for the Medicine Course. An instrumental matrix was elaborated to organize the data, from the eligible categories: Explicitation of Ethnic-Racial Relations and the Health of the Black Population in the Foundations and Justifications for the Medical Formation; Afro-Brazilian ethno-racial aspects in the Goals; Skills and Skills; Ethnic-Racial Relations in Organization and Content, which is divided into seven subcategories. The data were interpreted from the perspective of content analysis. The results showed a silencing about Ethnic-Racial relations in the structure of the Pedagogical Project regarding the fundamentals and justifications, as well as in the objectives and competencies for medical training. In the content approaches, specific citations were found on the nosologies considered prevalent in the black population, such as sickle-cell disease, diabetes mellitus, glaucoma and arterial hypertension, for the other subjects there were no elements that explicitly considered the ethnic-racial bias linked to Black population in the menus and plans of compulsory subjects of graduation. In the organization of the course and in the curriculum matrix, potential aspects were identified, making it possible to integrate this theme in all the formative axes of the course in a transversal way.