The “Mais Médicos Program” in brazilian scientific production: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Soares, Catharina Leite Matos
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Teixeira, Carmem Fontes, Rios, David Ramos da Silva, Pinto, Isabela Cardoso de Matos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3583
• topic: Programa Mais Médicos; Política de saúde; Educação médica; Programa Más Médicos; Política de salud; Educación médica; Mais Médicos Program; Health policy; Education medical

Created and implemented in 2013, the Mais Médicos Program (PMM) has stimulated research on various thematic axes – medical provision, academic education and advisement, and improvement of Primary Care infrastructure. Studies also address the political discussions on the objectives and implementation strategies of the Program, including the hiring of foreign doctors, a controversial aspect that led to its redefinition in the most recent juncture and replacement by the Mais Médicos Program for Brazil (PMMB). This integrative review focuses on the literature produced about the program, published in the last five years, for a updated mapping of the scientific production on PMM which covered the period from 2013 to 2016. Literature search was carried out in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and Periódicos Capes Platform databases, returning 135 articles that were selected, classified, and analyzed according to year of publication, type of study, and themes and subthemes addressed. Results show a recurring interest of the public health / collective health scientific community in monitoring and evaluating PMM’s implementation process, due to its strategic importance in the process of strengthening and improving the quality of SUS Primary Health Care. In this regard, they point out advancements and the difficulties faced by managers and professionals involved in the implementation process, thus furthering the debate on the strategies to be put into practice and improved.