Impact of the insertion of medicine residency in units of primary health care: perception of family health strategy teams

Abstract

Background: The insertion of residency in Family Health Stratey occurs at the core of the performance of the health care teams, where professionals in training learn to work in teams and with the team. This insertion also highlights the importance of real teaching-service integration, as the presence of resident physicians can lead to new forms of health work organization and enable changes in the qualification of care provided to the Community. Aims: The objectives of this study are to describe and analyze the insertion of the residence of Family and Community Medicine in Primare Care Units (PCU) from the view of the workers of these teams. Methods: The research model was descriptive, with qualitative approach. The participants were 27 professionals who are part of five teams enrolled in four PCU of the Mossoró municipality, Brazil. The interviews were carried out through the technique of the focal group, with audio recording, later transcription and content analysis proposed by Bardin, through the thematic analysis. Results: The categories emerged were “medical residency and their presence in the team”, “medical residency and the work process”, “medical residency and Community” and “medical residence and management”. Conclusion: The research allowed an analysis of several aspects related to the insertion and performance of the residence in the PCU, highlighting potentialities and weaknesses in this process.