Academic supervision of doctors in indigenous areas during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

We conducted a qualitative study to investigate the academic supervision role of the Special Supervision Group for the More Doctors Project for Brazil in Roraima (GES-RR) during the Covid-19 pandemic. We constructed a map based on interviews and conversation circles. During the pandemic, indigenous health care underwent reshaping and academic supervision was performed by the GES-PR remotely, reducing its potential but maintaining its relevance. The support provided to the doctors by the supervisors enhanced the transformative capacity of care and reduced the sensation of isolation and abandonment. The GES-RR played an important role in mediating conflicts with management, improving the quality of medical work, and stimulating reflection on working relations and conditions, and is uniquely positioned to provide permanent health education. The findings highlight the importance of the roles and of returning to face-to-face working at the appropriate time.