Interface entre a oferta e distribuição de vagas de residência médica na Bahia e necessidades de saúde: a regionalização é o caminho.

Abstract

The study "Interface between the Supply and Distribution of Medical Residency Positions in Bahia and Health Needs: Regionalization as a Path" aims to analyze the profile of the supply and distribution of medical residency positions in Bahia by 2025, as a strategic support for the expansion of residency positions in the state, aligned with regional health and specialized medical training needs. This is an analytical study with an ecological design, exploratory in nature, and a quantitative and qualitative approach. Secondary sources were used to produce data, including electronic access to the Health Education/Medical Residency Panel website of the Ministry of Education (MEC), which records metrics on Medical Residency Programs in Brazil, as well as access to the website of the Bahian Regionalization Observatory (OBR) of the Bahia State Health Department (SESAB), which provides public records on the Installed Capacity Analysis, as a document of the Health Situation Analysis (ASIS) in the process of developing the Integrated Regional Planning (PRI) in the state of Bahia. Among the findings, it is worth noting that the distribution of medical residency positions in Bahia remains uneven, with Salvador, the state capital, accounting for more than two-thirds of the authorized medical residency positions (69.4%) in the state. Regarding the regional distribution of medical residency positions in Bahia, it was found that the Eastern Health Macroregion, where the state capital, Salvador, is located, has the highest concentration of authorized medical residency positions (70.80%) in the state. This reflective conclusion is drawn regarding the analysis of the supply and distribution of medical residency positions in Bahia, as a strategic tool for planning new initiatives and public policies aimed at a more equitable distribution of specialist physicians in priority areas and regions for the Unified Health System (SUS), especially those far from major centers.