Bandeira Científica Project: an Interdisciplinary Extension Course with Impacts on the Professional Training in Psychology

Abstract

This article is an experience report that introduces and describes the project of health academic extension called Bandeira Científica, focusing on the importance of projects of this nature to the academic education and professional formation of psychologists following an interdisciplinary dynamic. This project was created in 1950 in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo and currently includes 12 different graduation courses. We present how the project is organized and the interdisciplinary spaces that were created, in addition we elect four situations to illustrate and discuss how these experiences impact professional training in Psychology. This article reveals the differential aspects of a project like this to Psychology students: reflections and discussions related to themes and situations that students barely have access to during the basic curriculum and knowledge related to other professional fields is possible to be developed, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary and interprofessional characters during the construction of the project and during the professional education of the participant students.

Keywords:
Interprofessional Education; Health; Interdisciplinarity; Public Policies