REFLECTIONS ON THE TEACHING INTERNSHIP AS A TRAINING INSTRUMENT FOR UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

Abstract

Introduction: Teacher education is a dynamic process that must be composed of practical and theoretical experiences in preparing students to teach. Thus, understanding the reflections on the internship in assisted teaching in this scenario are essential in debates and discussions on this topic. Objective: To reflect on the experiences of a master's student during activities carried out in his assisted teaching internship, which took place in the second half of 2022, in the subject of Fundamentals in epidemiology and public health of the Graduation course in Physiotherapy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Methodology: This is a descriptive study, of the experience report type, prepared by a master's student of the Postgraduate course in Physiotherapy at UFRN. Results: The stages of the experience were demonstrated and reported, as well as some reflections regarding the perspectives, learning and desires from the perspective of the graduate student, based on the scientific literature on the subject. The results of this study clarify that the contributions of this experience were of paramount importance for the academic and professional development of the master's student, however, the character of this experience manifests itself in a complementary way, thus demonstrating the relevance of the insertion or reformulation of curricular elements that provide the development of a more in-depth experience between the theoretical-practical arrangement in preparing students to teach in higher education. Conclusions: The assisted teaching internship is an important and unique training tool in building the student's professional and personal experiences even in an academic environment.