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including pregnancy and motherhood (Mendes, 2010).
Referring to the fields of knowledge addressed in scientific
production, research projects were divided into five categories:
clinical, surgical, epidemiological, medical education and pub-
lic health (categorization by the authors).
From the fifty-eight projects, seventeen address the clinical
Field; there was no work in the surgical Field; twenty-eight
address the epidemiology field, seven address the medical edu-
cation Field and six address the public health field. Chart 2
displays that the Field of greatest research was epidemiology.
On the publicity of scientific projects, it was noted that from
the fifty-eight projects completed, seventeen were presented at
conferences (and some of these scientific projects were pre-
sented more than once in different events) and two articles were
published in scientific journals. However, the publicity of these
results is limited to scientific research finalized, so the projects
that are under development and have not obtained publication
are not considered. The scientific work achieves its primary
goal when released in conferences through oral communications
and posters in scienti fic journals, books, pre ss, Internet and other
means. Thus, the researcher puts forward ideas, ensuring the
property and submitting to scientific review (Görgens, 2007).
To be implemented with quality, a program of Science Intern
Program requests: students interested in developing projects
and put them into practice, and qualified teachers willing to
guide the students; equipment (such as computers, applications,
photocopies and other tools) and financial resources for sup-
porting the research. These four items are the basic requirement
to develop all the skills that graduating a project of Science
Intern Program is able to offer. In Brazil, the biggest obstacle to
scientific growth is the funding of research projects (Tenório,
2010).
Conclusion
The survey allows us to recognize the areas addressed in the
projects, the profile of academic researchers and teachers and
the progressive evolution of scientific production of medical
school. From the institutional lines of research, the medical
school has not only expressed attention mainly by their teachers,
but also mobilized its students to integrate into the science in-
tern program. Conside ring the im portance of t he tripod Re search,
Education and Extension, teachers and students involved in
research projects contribute to scientific production necessarily
for the proper recognition of the institution at the national level,
Chart 2.
List of research projects in the fields of knowledge: clinical, surgical,
epidemiological, medical education and public health.
before other educational institutions and research bodies. The
scientific and technological developments of a nation depend
on the quality of its researchers, the visibility of its science and
industry interaction and research (Görgens, 2007).
The formation of the scientist is based on a specific learning
that begins at graduation degree, by conducting research and
providing students with the practical experience and effective
academic life, which positively influences the subsequent pro-
fessional practice (Görgens, 2007). Thus, the Science Intern
Program works in the professional training of the student, con-
stituting a fundamental part of a higher education, and serves to
assist them in their continuous update after the degree.
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