Currículo baseado em competências na residência médica

competency was defined as a synthesis of knowledge, skills and attitudes that, when integrated, provide the individual with the integrated use of cognitive and technical resources to diagnose, treat and provide more benefits and less morbidity to the patient and reduce cost to the institutions. this definition was subsequently broadened, adding that it is context-dependent, demands experience and the capacity to reflect and continue learning. the aim of this study is to describe the curriculum implemented in the anesthesiology residency program of the walter cantídio university hospital (huwc) at the federal university of ceará, which was based on six main competencies: communication, documentation, pre-operative care, intra-operative care, post-operative care, quality management and perioperative safety. the assessment tools used for the curriculum are also presented: cognitive testing, direct observation of procedural skills (dops), logbook, multiple source feedback (msf) and resident evaluation of the preceptors. the implementation of the curriculum andassessment processes aimed to broaden the qualification of both the anesthesiology resident sand the preceptors who train thes especialists.