PURPOSE:
To share an innovative educational experience led by a teaching midwife, member of a Teaching and Care Unit (UDA), who since 2018 has contributed to the training of medical interns and Family and Community Medicine (FCM) residents. This initiative offers a comprehensive midwifery perspective on sexual and reproductive health, and women’s and family health at the primary care level.

DISCUSSION:
Medical training in Uruguay has historically been influenced by hegemonic biomedical models. However, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of the Republic has promoted the inclusion of midwives as clinical instructors. This experience unfolds at the Los Ángeles Polyclinic in Montevideo’s Gruta de Lourdes neighborhood—a primary care center with deep community ties. Within an interdisciplinary teaching team, midwives guide residents and interns in prenatal care, postpartum follow-up, contraception, gynecological care, promotion of sexual and reproductive rights, and engagement with vulnerable populations, all with a gender and community focus.

EVIDENCE WHERE RELEVANT:
The presence of midwives in academic roles has enriched medical education, challenging traditional hierarchies and contributing to more holistic, inclusive training. Their involvement supports primary care practices that emphasize rights, equity, and social determinants of health. This experience reflects a replicable model aligned with broader efforts to improve health systems through interdisciplinary and gender-sensitive approaches.

KEY MESSAGE:
The inclusion of midwives as educators promotes leadership in midwifery, interdisciplinary integration, enhances training processes, and strengthens primary care with a rights-based approach. This urban, socially challenged setting illustrates a replicable model aligned with the strategic pillars of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM): education, regulation, professional practice, and equity Poster session 1 (Group A)