To consolidate the proposal of multiprofessional residency for family healthcare (MRFH), participation by healthcare professionals working in this service becomes essential. Thus, the objective of this study was to reveal healthcare workers’ perceptions about the potential for inserting MRFH in family healthcare units (FHUs). This was a qualitative study, conducted among 25 workers at FHUs covered by MRFH. The discourse revealed that the actions of residents at FHUs had the power to induce changes in the work process at FHUs and to train professionals who would be qualified to act within the family health strategy (FHS). Thus, residency contributes towards making the FHS a tool for changing the healthcare model and constitutes a way of operating the proposals of the continuing health education policy.
Family healthcare; Healthcare human resources; Personnel development
