Abstract

CASTELLS, Maria Alicia; CAMPOS, Carlos Eduardo Aguilera  and  ROMANO, Valéria Ferreira. Residency Programs in Family Practice: Preceptorship Activities. Rev. Bras. Educ. Med. [online]. 2016, vol.40, n.3, pp.461-469. ISSN 1981-5271.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-52712015v40n3e02862014.

This article discusses preceptorships undertaken as part of Residency Programs in Family Practice (RPFP) in Rio de Janeiro. Through the study of preceptors involved in these programs and their views on their agenda, we developed an exploratory and descriptive research project using focus group techniques on three focus groups of 15 preceptors from 4 different RPFP. After transcribing the discussion, we performed thematic grouping and content analysis according to Bardin’s method. The results of the study demonstrated that preceptors’ agendas were unstructured and subject to the presence of several external demands not related to their training activities. The agendas included educational activities and management, as well as activities related to the technical responsibilities of Family Clinics. For residents, the preceptorship on individual clinical care is highlighted as the central activity, making it seem like there are certain restrictions on the view of the general field of primary health care.

Keywords : Internship and Residency; Preceptorship; Education, Medical; Family Practice; Primary Health Care.

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