"Apenas outra alma humana": relato da minha jornada na graduação de medicina

Abstract

This final paper reports on the academic and personal journey of the author, Letícia Hiromi Tavares Ianakiara, during her medical studies at the Federal University of São Carlos from 2020 to 2025. The narrative addresses the transitions and learning experiences throughout the formative cycles, highlighting the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the adaptation to online learning. The course's teaching methodology, the Constructivist Spiral, is treated as a cornerstone for developing student autonomy, structuring learning into stages such as problem identification, information seeking, and the construction of new meanings. The learning experiences from the basic cycle, clinical cycle, and internship are detailed. Additionally, extracurricular experiences that enriched her education are reported. An exchange program in Portugal, at the Universities of Porto and Lisbon, provided a broader perspective on sexual and reproductive health and rights in an international context. Participation in an undergraduate research project on pediatric patient safety, funded by FAPESP, deepened her knowledge of scientific methods, research ethics, and data analysis, reinforcing the importance of empathy and quality in healthcare.