RESUMO
A pesquisa em educação médica vem se desenvolvendo muito nos últimos anos. A participação de estudantes nos processos de mudanças curriculares também é crescente e bastante contributiva. Ainda, a iniciação
KEYWORDS-Education, Medical.-Medical Education Research.
ABSTRACT
Research on medical education has expanded in recent years. Students' participation in curriculum change has also increased, with major contributions. Initiation in scientific research has also been widely defended due to its positive impact on professional training. We report on the one-year experience at the Academic Center for Research in Medical Education (NAPEM), which incorporates proposals for student participation in discussions on medical teaching through scientific initiation projects in medical education. Founded in 2008, NAPEM was well-received by the academic community at the Botucatu School of Medicine/São Paulo State University (FMB/UNESP