A forma？？o médica em debate: perspectivas a partir do encontro entre institui？？o de ensino e rede pública de saúde

this study relates to examination of medical education in brazil and its current challenges at its intersection with the public healthcare system. it is a part of a broader qualitative participatory study entitled "evaluative research on management of the work process and training of healthcare undergraduates and workers: exploring the boundaries". we present a historical review of medical education in brazil in order to explore its present-day ramifications, by analyzing the empirical experience of implementation and monitoring of the discipline of public health, which has developed in-service. the results presented are laid out along five axes: i) work process; ii) educational function of the training; iii) clinical practice; iv) influence of the healthcare system on the university; v) curriculum reform.