“…2,3 Although these three basic functions of the university should be equivalent and receive similar treatment by the institutions of higher education, the extension is, in a way, little explored, as the teaching and research activities are most prevalent and, in the case of courses focusing on human care such as nursing, there are also the assistance activities. 4 Because of this tendency of focus on the biomedical teaching model to the detriment of the multidimensional view, we observe a deficiency in the training of nurses and other health professionals with regard to the multifaceted aspect of care, causing a detachment of the students in relation to political, socio-economic and scientific issues, since the technical knowledge is prioritized. So the professionals are prepared to face the technological challenges, but with little sensitivity to the social use of science, or in other words, with little ability to balance the common sense experience in the feedback of scientific knowledge.…”