International Journal of Health Science (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The training of human resources for health is considered one of the attributions of the Unified Health System (SUS), and must be articulated with the current health care model, policies and programs. The National Curriculum Guidelines point to the construction and / or reconstruction of pedagogical projects with a focus on skills development. This study aimed to build a profile of general competencies for health professionals in PHC, seeking to contribute to the discussion on the competency approach in professional training. This is a qualitative, exploratory study, based on reference literature and scientific production on the subject. For the bibliographic survey, the descriptors were used: ‘primary health care’; ‘Competencies and skills in primary health care’. The collected data were grouped into 5 domains (political-administrative and organizational skills; health care; humanistic and cultural skills; social and communication skills; and technical and methodological skills) and subjected to thematic analysis, from categories that emerged from the data, allowing the construction of competencies syntheses within each domain. The skills presented may serve as support for the review or construction of guidelines for professional training with a focus on PHC.