Expansion and diversification of university level workforce in Primary Health Care Units Brazil: 2008 - 2013

ABSTRACT This article aims to identify the university level workforce enrolled in the Primary Health Care Units (UBS) between 2008 and 2013, to contribute to the debate on the primary health care workforce planning. It is a descriptive and retrospective study of quantitative approach. Although physicians, nurses and dentists comprise the traditionally hegemonic university level workforce in UBS, there was observed an increasing participation of other professional categories, which may be due to the implementation of health supporting teams throughout the Country.