The Teaching of Integrative and Complementary Practices in the Inter-Unit Modality as Curriculum Innovation

*Rosemeire Sartori de Albuquerque, Beatriz Aparecida Ozello Gutierreztwo, Eliane Ribeiro, Christiane Borges do Nascimento Chofakian, Renata Figueiredo de Oliveira and Giovana Araujo de Moura*

## **Abstract**

Knowing the impact of a hybrid discipline and inter-units of integrative and complementary practices for academics at the University of São Paulo. Cross-sectional quantitative research, with 62 students from USP, São Paulo, Brazil. Data collection between August and December 2021, with questionnaires via Google Form and data analysis using Excel (2016) and Likert Scale. Prevailed students aged between 22 and 25 years (38.5%), from the Obstetrics course (25.6%), with motivation (48.71%) to deepen their knowledge, adequate workload (75.0%), most interesting theme Yoga (75.0%), excellent (40.0%) evaluation strategy, and satisfied with the optional modality (65%) and inter-unit (90.0%) with recommendation of new classes (100.0%). The results showed that it was a positive experience for the students, which strengthens the implementation of the discipline in other courses.

**Keywords:** complementary and integrative health, educational measurement, interdisciplinary placement, integrality in health, curriculum
