Mobilization and structuring of competencies for preceptorship in the multiprofessional residency in health

Abstract The relevance and complexity of the work developed by preceptors in the training scenarios of the Brazilian Unified Health System has been growing in recent years. Being a preceptor is a daily construction that requires the mobilization of specific skills, but the process of its structuring and the conditions for it to be appropriated by preceptors need to be better studied. An investigation was carried out to understand how competencies are structured for the practice of preceptorship in the multiprofessional residency in health. The research is qualitative, of the case study type, with observations of activities and interviews with preceptors of a Multiprofessional Residency Program in Family and Community Health in Southern Brazil. For analysis, data triangulation and definition of thematic categories were performed after verification of observations, using the pattern combination technique, and interviews, using thematic analysis. Three groups of resources were identified: personal, institutional and programmatic characteristics; the academic and professional trajectory; the interactions in the residence and the collaboration of the multiprofessional team. The elucidation of these constitutive elements of the structuring of competences contributes for them to be explored by preceptors in their professional practice, for health institutions, by providing conditions for their development, and for them to be incorporated into health training policies.