The development of professors is a highly important subject at a time when undergraduate programs in all higher-education health courses are going through changes in their curricula and methodologies. This article analyses ideas, propositions and characteristics of the process. By dialoguing with the existing literature, we analyze not only teaching for higher-education in health as a complex and interdisciplinary social practice but also the development of health professors, seeking, thus, to learn the peculiarities, potentials and challenges of the processes. This way, the practice of the professor is considered a crucial axis in training health professionals.
health; education; professor; professor training