Teaching in Residency in the Professional Health Area in Brazil: documental analysis

Abstract

Discursively analyze the educational objectives in official documents referring to Residency Programs in the Professional Area of Health. Analysis of official Brazilian documents that configure teaching for Residency Programs in the Professional Area of Health. Search carried out between February and April 2023 in a bank of data available on the websites of the Federal Government of Brazil and the Health Legislation System of the Ministry of Health. Critical Discourse Analysis was carried out, from Fairclough's perspective. Nine official documents addressed the educational objectives of Residency Programs in the Professional Area of Health. The data were systematized into principles, conceptions, values, and educational strategies that guide the residency programs and organization mode, based on teaching activities. The educational objectives of Residency Programs in the Professional Area of Health move towards the technical training of residents, while the discourse on the educational model, expressed in teaching activities, moves towards expanding the concept.