Perfil e trajetória profissional dos fonoaudiólogos egressos de um programa de residência multiprofissional

Abstract

Purpose: to analyze the profile and trajectory of professional performance of the speech therapist who graduated from a Multiprofessional Residency Program in Elderly Health. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study, which sample consisted of 26 speech therapists who completed the residency program between 2012 and 2019 in a public hospital and answered an online questionnaire consisting of 32 questions regarding the graduate’s profile and trajectory professional after the Multiprofessional Residency. Sociodemographic data, type of education, professional experience and other obtained data underwent through a descriptive analysis. Results:Most of the graduates were women with average age, at the beginning of the program, of 25.6 years, single, without children, they considered that the residency was relevant for insertion in the labor market, the first job was between 0 to 3 months after completion, in the same area of expertise and in the private sector. At the time of this study, most of them were working with the elderly and in the public sector. It was observed an improvement in the remuneration of the egresses after carrying out continuing education. Conclusion: The egresses speech language pathologist of the Multiprofessional Residency were mostly women, were working with the elderly and in the public sector, indicating that the program complies with the presupposed formation requisits.