Family and Community Medicine Residency Programs for training the health workforce: what do municipal health managers think?

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Leite, Ana Paula Tussi¹  Correia, Isabel Brandão²  Chueiri, Patrícia Sampaio³  Sarti, Thiago Dias⁴  Jantsch, Adelson Guaraci⁵  Waquil, Alice Paul¹  Mai, Scheila¹  Rosa, Vitória Silva da¹  Cordero, Elvira Alicia Aparicio¹  Augusto, Daniel Knupp⁶  Lopes, André Ferreira⁷  Pinto, Maria Eugênia Bresolin¹ 

[1] Hospital Moinhos de Vento;Universidade de Pernambuco;Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde;Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo;Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro;Unimed Belo Horizonte;Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro

关键词: Primary Health Care;    Family Practice;    Internship and Residency;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232021266.47052020

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

The training, recruitment and retention of primary care professionals is a constant challenge in Brazil. The recent expansion of family and community medicine residency programs in the country coexists with gaps in the literature on the effects of this process. This article explores municipal health managers’ understanding of these programs and the role they play in professional training and improving the quality of health care. We conducted a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the responses to questionnaires answered by 48 health managers working in municipal health services affiliated to residency programs. A descriptive statistical analysis of the quantitative data was performed and the qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings show that efforts were made to incorporate family and community doctors into the health care network and that managers recognized the potential residency program have to improve the quality of care and enhance professional training. Weaknesses were found in actions to improve infrastructure and facilities and the organization of the services affiliated to the programs. This study highlights the potential of residency programs for addressing longstanding problems in primary health care in Brazil when combined with actions to strengthen services, human resources and the programs.

【 授权许可】

CC BY