Formation of Medical Acting as Leaders of the Teams of Primary Health in Paraná

ABSTRACT

Historically speaking, Brazilian medical school curricula have not provided training aimed at working in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) and Primary Care. This has been identified as one of the factors that hinders the work of medical graduates. Several curricular transformations have been taking place, but they have failed to cater for many health professionals. This research was an integral part of a master's thesis and was carried out through a descriptive, cross-sectional field study that aimed to analyze the training of the medical professional who responded to Module II of the National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care (PMAQ-AB), cycle I and / or II, in the state of Paraná. The data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire made available online via the Qualtrics program. Of the 183 physicians who formed the universe, 32 (17.48%) participated in the study. Among the respondent professionals, 16 (50%) were graduates from public universities, 11 (34%) from private institutions; 17 (53%) graduated before 2006; 15 (46.9%) considered the theoretical learning about the Unified Health System and the theoretical and practical learning about Primary Health Care (PHC) obtained during undergraduate training as lacking or insufficient; 13 (59.1%) underwent up to one year of practical training as undergraduates; 14 (43.75%) reported that they were adequately trained in the undergraduate program, but required updating training to work at this level of care; 12 (37%) were resident doctors, 6 (50%) in Family and Community Medicine; 21 (66%) reported having a specialization, 2 (9%) in family health, 3 (14%) in collective health and 7 (32%) in Family and Community Medicine; 23 physicians (71.8%) chose to work in PHC for personal/professional fulfillment. It was concluded that the physicians participating in the field research consider their training on the SUS and the PHC work process as insufficient, and required complementary training for their professional performance. This fact shows that there is indeed a need for changes in the training process.

KEYWORDS:
Primary Health Care; Health Personnel; Health Evaluation