OBJECTIVE To describe the fifth-year medical students' self-evaluation based on the
reflexive discourse of the Activities Diaries (portfolio) from the Pediatric
Internship I and Child Care Rotations. METHODS Cross sectional, qualitative and descriptive study using the collective
subject discourse of the diaries used during the internship of the Medical
School, in Catanduva, São Paulo, from January to November, 2011. The
registered students' testimonials in the portfolio sections called
self-assessment and students' impression were assessed according to their
central ideas (discipline organization, breastfeeding outpatient clinic,
number of admissions in the pediatric hospital ward and satisfaction with
the Child Health training ), related to the teaching of Pediatrics and Child
Care. The portfolios with incomplete registers were excluded. RESULTS The testimonials of 47 interns (75% of the students) were analyzed, and
21.3% of them expressed satisfaction with the discipline organization and
27.7% praised the inclusion of the breastfeeding outpatient clinics in the
course. For 25.5% of the academics, the number of admissions in the
pediatric wards was insufficient for an ideal learning; however, 70.2% were
satisfied with the Child Health training. CONCLUSIONS This critical analysis allowed a summary of the reflections, suggestions and
critics registered by the interns and can be used as a tool for improvement
of the professional cycle.