Teaching of scientific research methodology in a medicine course in Roraima

Abstract

One of the first contacts of undergraduate students with the world of research is through disciplines that aim to teach the methodology of scientific work. Thus, this paper aims to: report a successful experience in the field of higher education related to the teaching of methodology of scientific work in a newly created medical school. The structural change of the methodology of the scientific work methodology disciplines was carried out to combine theory with practice for the development of early research in undergraduate studies. In this sense, it was possible that during the first year of medical school students could learn the foundations of the methodology of scientific work with the practice of writing research projects during the first semester and the development of research in the second semester with collection. of data and its analysis. Solid basic research and preparatory training for the course completion work was achieved. In addition, there was significant interest from students for the publication of research results, resulting in three papers published in scientific journals,. Thus, this report concludes with the certainty that the methodology described here used for teaching this discipline in the medical course has been a success and has positive repercussions and results for the development, encouragement and training in research and can be considered the replication of this approach in other higher education courses and institutions.