Introduction:

medical residency is known as the “gold standard” for the qualification of specialists. Research into the profile of medical residency program graduates is important to identify potentialities and fragilities of the specialization.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to understand the profile and professional satisfaction of the graduates from the residency programs of basic medical areas of a teaching hospital in the northeast of Brazil.

Methods:

a cross-sectional study was conducted through an online questionnaire that was sent to the participants via electronic mail. The study population consisted of residency program graduates of the basic medical areas who graduated between 2013 and 2017. The Informed Consent Form was sent together with the form. Descriptive analyses were performed and data were presented as relative and absolute frequencies. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the IMIP.

Results:

of the 194 graduates, 79 (40.72%) answered the questionnaire. 73.4% were female and 60.8% were married. Approximately 55.7% of the graduates earned salaries corresponding to 11 and 22 minimum monthly wages. 54 graduates (68.4%) had attended a private medical school. Regarding stricto sensu postgraduate studies, 19 (21.7%) had a master´s degree. 93.7% are practicing their medical specialization and 54 (68.4%) still live in Pernambuco. Regarding public service, 64.6% are linked to the Unified Health System of Pernambuco state. 43% of the graduates worked between 40 and 60 h per week. About 75% of the graduates stated that they would attend the program again at the hospital and declared that completing the residency at the institution facilitated their professional life.

Conclusion:

the periodic monitoring of graduates from a residency program is a useful tool for evaluating the program and allows for surveillance of implemented interventions

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