INTRODUCTION: Medical internship consists ofthe period of aundergraduate medicine course in which the student is prepared for medical practice. The assessment contributes toward clinical competency and, consequently, prepares the student for medical practice. OBJECTIVES: To study the assessment methods of medical interns from the undergraduate medicine course ofthe Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL), through analysis of the perceptions of medical students and teachers involved. METHODS:The study involved 44 medical students and 15 teachers from the second school semester of 2009. Results: The research subjects perceive the existence and need for evaluation in the medical clinical internship period, possess knowledge of the strategies and items used in the assessment process and understand that this process uses methods with objective and subjective measures, qualitative and quantitative approaches. CONCLUSIONS: Greater emphasis on practical content and teacher training is suggested, as well asa final internship check-list.
Medical Education; Internship; Evaluation; Educational Measurement; Medical Faculty; Students
