Avaliação do desenvolvimento pedagógico dos preceptores de um curso de preceptoria em saúde no estado do Tocantins

Abstract

Introduction: The training of tutors is a current and relevant issue, and this research arose from the need for knowledge and deepening in the subject, given the scarcity of publications in the area, especially for the State of Tocantins, as well as the process of assessing the Preceptorship course, a partnership between the Brazilian Medical Education Association and the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT-ABEM), the angle of the participants preceptors. Objective: To evaluate the development of teaching skills of tutors participants Preceptorship Course on Health ABEM-UFT. Methodology: A transversal study conducted in Tocantins, and the Course in the city of Palmas. All graduates preceptors of the first four classes (2012- 2015), were asked to fill out the "Self-Assessment Questionnaire Pre-Masters Course", designed by the researcher and collaborators, with open and closed questions. Data collected included questions on how the teacher evaluates their teaching skills "pre" and "post" Course, how it turned enabled after it, as well as specific areas to report its applications than learned. The collection was from November 2013 to October 2015. It was conducted descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of closed questions, with the support of Bioestat® software. Already in the open was listed categorization of answers according to the thematic units listed in them, with the same citations. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee of the UFT and the participants signed the consent form. Results: Altogether 71 questionnaires were returned, 17 of the 1st (23.95%), 26 of the 2nd (36.61%), 14 of the 3rd (19.72%) and 14 of the 4th (19.72%) Class respectively from 2012 to 2015. When comparing the fashions concerning frequencies and amplitudes of the responses "pre" and "post" course, within a range of 1 to 5, in all classes there was statistically significant increase in the three areas of competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes), in general from 2 to 4 (enough to low). As for teaching tools, has been reported 423 applications of activities and resources learned in the course (27.1%), 831 uses of intent (53.2%) and 235 no intentions (15%). On a scale of 1 to 5, the highest percentage of responses for items involving every aspect of the course (Care, Education and Health Management) was to Note 4 showing that the tutors themselves well trained. The words knowledge, patience, leadership, openness, planning, communication, dedication, teaching and listening stood out as attributes that participants described fundamental for the exercise of tutoring and mentoring. 86.9% of respondents were in the theme of development and improvement in their development after the course. In the open question were comments and suggestions as to the course, as to research, including the questionnaire. Conclusion: Against the background of tutors trained in Preceptorship Course in ABEM-UFT Health, there were developing their teaching skills (cognitive, physchomotor and affective). Further studies, especially of qualitative approach and other looks for the same, with the assessment of impact on own contexts where mentoring takes place, will provide a more holistic understanding of the process.