Nowadays, medical education aims at introducing students to their study field since the first collegeyears in order to prepare professionals for a comprehensive health care. The aim of the present studyis to assess educational potential through immersion in mental health studies based on focus-groupdiscussions and photovoice images. Six undergraduate students were encouraged to work withlocal medical equipment from 2017 to 2018. Two themes in accordance to relevant literature andto meanings given to the pictures were chosen, namely: Introduction to Health Care Practice andMedical Education in Action. The picture-taking experience, which was shared and discussed by thegroup, gave life to education; it took students closer to their humanity and to the humanity of others.Therefore, it ensured comprehensive healthcare.
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