TRAJECTORY OF A RESEARCH GROUP: PROFILE AND SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

Descriptive, documentary research of qualitative approach, in which the production and publishing materials,from January 2005 to June 2008, from members of the Multiprofessional Study Group in Adult Health (GEMSA) wereanalyzed. Objectives were: to characterize the changes in the group profile, and to analyze the scientific productiondeveloped by its researchers. The changes in the group profile include an increase in the number of researchers,reformulation in the group objectives, and the adjustment of the research line. The scientific production analysis denotesan inversion of the profile in the produced studies, which shows the accomplishment of the scientific production guidelines.It is apprehended that GEMSA, throughout its existence, has being fostering the production development of scientific andNursing knowledge of researchers, professors, students, and technicians from Federal University of Parana.