The Territorialization of University Education: Experience of Social Transformation from the PNF in Physiotherapy at UNEFM

Abstract

This research work critically and reflectively analyzes the policy of territorialization of university education in Venezuela, focusing on the experience of the National Training Program (PNF) in Physiotherapy taught by the Universidad Nacional Experimental "Francisco de Miranda" (UNEFM) in the state of Falcón. Through the systematization of experiences and the qualitative paradigm, it evaluates how the displacement of the curriculum from traditional classrooms to the heart of vulnerable communities has subverted the hegemonic biomedical model. The results show that project-based learning transforms the student into a socio-sanitary agent of change, promoting preventive health and community-based rehabilitation. It is concluded that the municipalization of knowledge not only democratizes access to higher education, but also empowers grassroots organizations, consolidating the social inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and guaranteeing the right to comprehensive, timely, and truly emancipatory health.