Contributions of the Education through Work for Health Program to the preceptors of Primary Healthcare

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the contributions of the Education through Work for Health Program to the preceptors of Primary Healthcare working in family health units in Feira de Santana, Bahia. Method: A qualitative study conducted with preceptors in the months of March and April 2016, adopting preceptors who had worked in family health units linked to the Program for a minimum period of two years as inclusion criterion. Preceptors on vacation, maternity leave or on leave for different reasons were excluded. The collected data were interpreted based on the content analysis technique. Results: A total of 16 preceptors were interviewed. The Program’s contributions to the preceptors were as follows: expanding the perspective on health work, gaining experience in the teaching-learning process and the motivation to continue and search for new studies. Conclusion: The Program enabled preceptors to take a broader look at health work in the context of Primary Healthcare, to gain experience in training processes and motivation to develop new studies, in addition to contributing in a responsible way to the consolidation of the Unified Health System.