Abstract
The study, carried out from May 2022 to April 2023, aimed to discuss the teaching of integrality in the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Family Health Strategy, based on the experience of residents of Belém, Pará, Brazil. The research adopted a cross-sectional approach with a quantitative and qualitative approach and data collection carried out by a semi-structured questionnaire with five axes of interest: sociodemographic data, previous knowledge, and knowledge about the principle of integrality, inclusion of integrality in the theoretical activities of the program, articulation of theoretical knowledge with professional practice and applicability of integrality in the health actions carried out by the professional teams. 29 residents of nursing, physiotherapy, dentistry and occupational therapy regularly enrolled in the program participated. The findings revealed that the participants recognize the importance of integrality in meeting users’ health needs, pointing out that the integral approach must be validated and legitimized as an inseparable part of care. But the learning of integrality still constitutes a conceptual and methodological challenge, a reality that needs to be evaluated in the planning and choice of strategies for health education. It is concluded that the teaching of residents should prioritize the approach of this principle in more depth, to favor a more meaningful and powerful learning.
Keywords:
primary health care; internship and residency; education; integrality in health