Impact of residency programs accreditation process on quality care and training

Introduction

In-service training, insert in health network influences and is influenced by the contingencies of the real world. Medical Residency (mr), regulated in 1977 in Brazil is managed by rules and resolutions that establish criteria for the operation of the programs at accredited institutions.

Objective

To present the accreditation processes of rm programs as inducers devices of improve care and training. in a Teaching Hospital of the Unified Health System (shs), Brazil.

Methods

Used from March 2011 to May 2013 there were 52 mr programs to be accredited or reaccredited in a Teaching Hospital of shs, Brazil, in clinical and surgical areas. The planning period approached education managers, mentors, coordinators and health teams to match the daily services with the current legislation. Pedagogical projects were updated. The Institution was mobilized in different dimensions. There was a collective effort to promote improvements in all institutional activities.

Results obtained

Fifty two mr programs were approved. Gains resulting from this “task force” benefited other educational activities, such as Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health Residencies. A Multidisciplinary Center was created for support of teaching and research activities, strengthening the teaching-learning process.

Conclusion

The process of accreditation of mr programs mobilizes collective work beyond teaching activities. Exposes the Institution to an external look, destabilizes and restless; imposes an additional effort to review processes and permanently qualifies actions to promote management, care and training.