A percepção dos profissionais da ESF sobre o médico estrangeiro do programa Mais Médicos em uma unidade de saúde de São Paulo

Abstract

The Family Health Strategy is one of the main entryways to the Unified Healthcare System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) and is aimed at developing health promotion, prevention and recovery initiatives. With this, the basic care provided at the Basic Health Units should guarantee these care-based precepts for individuals residing within a specific territory, serving as a facilitator to integrate these actions and guarantee the integrity of care, through a multiprofessional team that provides care for the individual at every phase of the lifecycle. Although the physician plays an important role on this team, one of the biggest deficiencies in basic care today is this professional, especially in remote and socially vulnerable areas. In an attempt to improve this scenario, the federal government created the "Mais Médicos" Program, which recruits Brazilian and foreign physicians to work in areas with a greater need for this professional. The aim of this dissertation is to assess the influence of the foreign medical professional within the "Mais Médicos" Program on Family Health Strategy teams at a Basic Health Unit located in the district of Cachoeirinha, in the municipality of São Paulo. This study was therefore conducted to find scientific evidence on this program, using an exploratory approach, case study, a data collection technique and a semi-structured interview with family health team members, using a planned script. Data was analyzed using the content analysis technique. The related results showed that the foreign physician in the "Mais Médicos" Program had a positive influence on the health team's work process. With this, the study provides backing for managers to assess the teamwork process, causing them to show the changes and benefits in relation to the work process.