The Santos Dumont Institute (ISD) opened, this Tuesday (12/6), the selection process for the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Health Care for People with Disabilities (RESPCD), for entry in 2023. There are 8 vacancies offered, with a work grant in the amount of R$ 4,106.09, aimed at professionals trained in the areas of Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy, Psychology and Social Service. Applications can be made until December 19, through an electronic form available on the ISD website.

The selection process takes place in three stages. The first, of an eliminatory and classificatory nature, is an objective theoretical test, with requirements regarding the content set out in the notice. The second, of a classificatory nature, consists of a practical test to assess skills related to the theme of health care for people with disabilities. Finally, the candidate will be subjected to a curriculum analysis, which assigns a score to the Lattes Curriculum Vitae. The items evaluated in this stage are specified in the Curriculum Analysis Table in the notice.

RESPCD activities are carried out at two ISD units in Macaíba (RN): the Anita Garibaldi Center for Health Education and Research (Anita) and the Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience (IIN-ELS). The ISD offers a daily chartered transportation service that runs between the cities of Natal and Macaíba.

The ISD Residency Program combines the areas of teaching, research and extension, with a focus on strengthening the Care Network for People with Disabilities in the context of the Unified Health System (SUS). In addition to access to the work environment of the ISD lines of care, the resident will have the opportunity to get in touch with the activities and research projects developed in the Postgraduate Program in Neuroengineering at IIN-ELS.

Activities at CER ISD

In 2021, the Ministry of Health recognized ISD as a Specialized Rehabilitation Center IV, enabling the Institute to operate in the area of visual impairment, in addition to the demands subsequently met in the areas of hearing, physical and intellectual impairment. The work of residents will be focused on the lines of care for Epilepsy (childhood and adult); Parkinson's; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Spinal Cord Injury (childhood and adult); Microcephaly; Hearing Impairment (childhood and adult); Prematurity; Visual Rehabilitation and Neurogenic Bladder.