The use of Pedagogical link-making in General Pathology classes: materialization of the link with the curriculum and with the profession

Abstract: The objective of this article is to verify and quantify if the professors materialize the link that General Pathology represents between the basic and professional disciplines and if they recognize this achievement. We are based in a theoretical framework analyzing pedagogical link-making (PLM) developed in classes of five professors of General Pathology from a Brazilian Federal University. To do this, we chose classes recorded in video, whose didactic sequence was based on neoplasia. We also did a semi-structured interview with five professors. We observed that the professors do PLM idiosyncratically. The Meso and Micro PLM were more emphasized by the professors and as the macro professionals were under represented, we conclude this may partially influence the academics' lack of interest in the discipline.