Implementation of multi-professional healthcare residency at a federal university: historical trajectory.

OBJECTIVE To retrieve the historical trajectory of the implementation of a multi-professional healthcare residency at the Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, in partnership with the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. METHOD Historical research based on oral history. Interviews were conducted with six professionals of both institutions from October to December 2013. The data were subjected to content analysis. RESULTS The oral histories led to three thematic categories, as follows: Strengthening the involved institutions; Professional qualification for intensive care; and Programme implementation. CONCLUSIONS The historical trajectory of a multi-professional healthcare residency programme revealed the efforts of linking teaching and service to better qualify healthcare professionals and strengthen healthcare teams, and consequently change the hegemonic medical assistance model.