Interdisciplinarity, interprofessionality, and racial diversity in the anti-racist training of health professionals: voices and learnings

Abstract

This is a critical-reflective report on the experience of an elective course aimed at training health  professionals in fighting racism. It was offered during  the COVID-19 pandemic to undergraduate students  from all the health subspecialties at the University of  São Paulo. From the description and reflection on the  proposed teaching and evaluation activities, we  sought to recognize and learn/apprehend the contribution of the integration of knowledge  (interdisciplinarity), professions (interprofessionality),  and racial diversity in the teaching-learning process  aimed at fighting racism. The perspectives of students, monitors, and teachers are reported. The support of  guest teachers allowed this initiative to address racism and its influences on the health of black people, and  the educational strategies encouraged students’ cultural production. The initiative proved to be a  possibility for introducing changes in health education in favor of both comprehensive care and  interprofessional collaboration in dismantling racism.