This paper aims to discuss the issue of diversity from its incorporation into the training of health professionals through the analysis of the National Curriculum Guidelines (DCN) of two Brazilian undergraduate health courses: medicine and psychology. Thus, it debates the concept of diversity from the contribution of the social sciences, considering the multiple concepts in the nature of social and cultural differences, breaking with essentialist concepts of difference. Reflecting on how diversity appears in the curricular guidelines of these courses, it analyzes from recent studies how this has been considered in training and the main challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransgender people deal with intense discrimination in every aspect of life. These experiences increase when they face family rejection. The research on social and family environment surrounding gender transition has been largely overlooked.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPublic Health undergraduation aims to train health professionals with knowledge focused on the promotion, prevention and health systems management. However, an apparent silencing of debate in the courses is noted regarding the approach to issues of gender and sexuality. The objective is to understand the presence or not of contents that consider gender and sexuality aspects in this undergraduation, using the qualitative analysis, through Documentary Research and Content Analysis, from the research and analysis of the Curricular Pedagogical Projects (CPP) of Brazilian Public Health undergraduate courses.
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