A extensão universitária na área da saúde: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: Contemporary medical education faces the challenge of integrating technical-scientific knowledge with the ethical, societal, and humanistic dimensions of care. University extension, provided for in the national curricular guidelines and the national education plan, emerges as a powerful strategy for this process, by articulating teaching, service, and community. Objective: to analyze the scientific production on extension activities in the health field, especially the medical field Method: this study carried out an integrative literature review. The research was conducted in databases such as Periodic CAPES, SciELO, Medline, and Lilacs, with a period between 2015 and 2024. Strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, resulting in the selection of three scientific articles. The date were organized in spreadsheets and analyzed qualitatively. Results: despite the scarcity of publications on the subject, the experiences reported indicate positive impacts of extension on the critical, ethical and humanized training of students. Strengthening ties with the community, developing interpersonal skills and encouraging reflection on the social role of the physician. Challenges such as the low institutionalization of extension and structural limitations persist. Considerations: university extension has significant formative potential and requires greater institution recognition and integration into curriculum. Expanding scientific production is essential to consolidate it as a structuring axis of medical education in Brazil