Abstract
The purpose of this article is to report on the 21-year experience of the Group of Psychological Assistance to Students at the School of Medicine of the São Paulo University (GRAPAL). First, the authors briefly introduce historical aspects of the psychological assistance provided to medical students, followed by the organization of GRAPAL in 1983 and the beginning of activities in 1986. Major reasons for medical students to seek psychological assistance, obstacles found by the institution, the work team and students are presented. Then, several works published by the Service, which approach the personality traits of medical students, their choice for Medicine and the suicide problem, are listed. Finally, the authors present some suggestions made by students to improve assistance services and measures to be taken by the GRAPAL team to carry out such suggestions.
Highlights
ASSISTÊNCIA PSICOLÓGICA AO ESTUDANTE DE MEDICINAÉ provável que estas dificuldades tenham atingido o serviço pioneiro que, infelizmente, também encerrou suas atividades[5]
The purpose of this article is to report on the 21-year experience of the Group of Psychological Assistance to Students at the School of Medicine of the São Paulo University (GRAPAL)
The authors briefly introduce historical aspects of the psychological assistance provided to medical students, followed by the organization of GRAPAL in 1983 and the beginning of activities in 1986
Summary
É provável que estas dificuldades tenham atingido o serviço pioneiro que, infelizmente, também encerrou suas atividades[5]. Esta foi uma oportunidade para que PCVA retomasse o seu antigo projeto e, no mesmo ano, a Congregação da FMUSP aprovou a criação do GRAPAL - Grupo de Assistência Psicológica ao Aluno[5]. No início das atividades do GRAPAL, houve uma forte pressão da comunidade da FMUSP e do Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP para que desempenhássemos funções periciais, com o intuito de determinar se “alunos problemáticos” estariam aptos ou não a estudar medicina, apesar de estar claro no projeto de criação do GRAPAL que esta função não seria exercida pelo serviço. Muitos alunos esperam que o GRAPAL atue como se fosse um pronto-socorro, atendendo a qualquer dia e hora, apesar de deixarmos claro nas entrevistas quais são os recursos e as limitações do serviço.
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