The teaching-research-extension interface in the construction of the student: an university project experience report

Abstract

The interface between university and healthcare aims to contribute to the formation of critical awareness of academics, strengthening their participation in society as citizens, making them subjects of their own history, in addition to taking steps and providing nutritional guidance to HIV patients. This paper seeks to report the experience of a project, aiming at a reflection on the approach of undergraduates in nutrition at UFRJ campus Macaé, with clinical practice and working with people living with HIV, in the understanding of the disease and its consequences, from 2017 to the present time. To develop this study, we opted for a descriptive-reflective methodology on the subject and this is the experience report of the interdisciplinary project “APHETO”, aimed at teaching-research-extension related to the socio-demographic, clinical, epidemiological, nutritional profile, self-perception of body image and quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS, which involves teachers, students from UFRJ and the multidisciplinary team working at the ambulatory clinic of SAE/IST/AIDS in Macaé-RJ. The challenge of the student is to apply theory, develop strategies and, under teacher supervision, offer comprehensive care to people with HIV/AIDS, valuing the physical, nutritional, social and emotional variables involved in serving this target audience. Thus, it is concluded that the project has proved to be of great importance for the education of academics, as it allows practical learning, based on the diversity of activities, reflections on the importance of the HIV/AIDS theme, in addition to promoting involvement with other professionals, with society, and the results are perceived in the day-to-day of the students.