摘要：Introduction In 2015, the UC School of Medicine initiated a process of curriculum reform. This showed, among other aspects, the need to expose students to the medical profession early, and to strengthen the learning of transversal competences. Objectives To describe the experience of designing, implementing, and assessing a Community Medicine course in the first year of the Medical degree of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in order to promote early contact and transversal competences. Methods A descriptive study was conducted with a quantitative and qualitative analysis following the 6-steps approach of Kern et al, describing the steps taken for each stage in the curriculum design of the Community Medicine module. Results They are described based on the Kern stages. A lack of early contact of students was identified, including a lack of knowledge in areas of promotion and prevention in health, as well as lack of explicit curriculum training in some areas of professionalism. The course proposes the development of transversal competences through preventive activities, all this inserted into a Primary Health Care system. A 5-week course with Service and Learning methodology was designed, through which students developed skills through community service. The course lasted 3 years (376 students), a goal achievement of 95.6% and the transversal competences of social responsibility and teamwork are mentioned, as developed in the course, by the majority of students. Conclusions Early exposure of medical students to Primary Health Care, with a service learning methodology, provides a space for the acquisition of transversal competences.
关键词：Medical education ; Prevention ; Community medicine ; Accountability
