Academic supervision of the Mais Médicos Program in indigenous and remote areas of the Legal Amazon: limits and possibilities for pedagogical support

Abstract

The article seeks to analyze the academic supervision of the Special Supervision Group (GES) of the Mais Médicos Program (PMM) in remote areas and indigenous territories of the Legal Amazon, focusing on the reality of professionals in these locations and on the possibilities of pedagogical support for difficult regions. access. The work was developed from semi-structured interviews with doctors from the PMM and the researcher's autobiographical narrative. Data were subjected to textual content analysis, which resulted in three categories: the “being a doctor” of the PMM: trajectories, expectations and work perspectives; the contextualization of medical work in indigenous and remote areas of the Legal Amazon; and the functioning characteristics of the academic supervision of the GES/PMM that make it “special” and fundamental for the country. The research, therefore, helped to understand the reality of the region, the challenges faced by professionals and supervisors, and the possibilities for improving pedagogical support for the PMM and other medical provision programs. Finally, it discusses the imperative of structural issues of work and life in these places over the real scope of supervision, which requires a critical and engaged posture for improvements for the region.