Learn about the medical residency institutions in the Northeast

SUS-BA (Bahia)

The Unified Medical Residency Selection Process of Bahia (SUS-BA) brings together dozens of state and municipal network hospitals, with a strong presence in Salvador and the interior. The 2026 public notice offers hundreds of vacancies in different specialties and hosts one of the most traditional exams in the region, organized in partnership with Strix Educação.

SES-PE (Pernambuco)

The State Health Department of Pernambuco coordinates a unified process that integrates various reference services in the state, through an exam applied by IAUPE. The public notice usually includes large hospitals in the capital and the interior and distributes vacancies in multiple direct access and prerequisite specialties.

ICC (Ceará Cancer Institute)

The ICC Saúde Network, in Fortaleza, maintains one of the largest oncology residency programs in Brazil and the largest in the Northeast in terms of professionals in training. Residents work in a high-complexity oncology center, with a strong focus on clinical research and a multidisciplinary approach to cancer patients.

CEOQ (BA)

The Queiroz Ophthalmological Specialized Center (CEOQ), in Vitória da Conquista, is a service focused on ophthalmology, with a structure aimed at the diagnosis and treatment of the main ocular diseases. The residency program offers few vacancies and intense contact with surgical and outpatient practice in a highly specialized setting.

CENOFT (PB)

CENOFT, in Paraíba, is a private center dedicated to ophthalmology that has started offering medical residency vacancies in accredited programs. The focus is on the development of clinical and surgical skills in common ocular pathologies, with a large volume of patients.

CH-UFC (CE)

The Hospital Complex of the Federal University of Ceará (CH-UFC), linked to Ebserh, brings together the Walter Cantídio University Hospital and the Assis Chateaubriand School Maternity Hospital. The complex offers medical and multi-professional residency programs, with a strong vocation for teaching, research, and high complexity.

SMS-Patos (PB)

The Municipal Health Department of Patos coordinates residency programs focused on Family and Community Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry, distributed across the municipal network. Residents work in primary care units, emergency services, and other local SUS facilities, with a focus on territorial care.

PSU-AL (Alagoas)

The Unified Selection Process of Alagoas (PSU-AL) is the main medical residency exam in the state. The exam brings together various institutions in a single selection, coordinated by the State Medical Residency Commission, which facilitates access to vacancies in Maceió and other municipalities in Alagoas.

UNIFACISA (PB)

The Unifacisa University Center, in Campina Grande, maintains residency programs in specialties such as Ophthalmology, Family and Community Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, and Orthopedics and Traumatology. Residents work in partner hospitals and services with a strong healthcare profile in teaching and close preceptorship.

SESAP (RN)

The State Public Health Department of Rio Grande do Norte (SESAP) organizes a unified public notice that includes different hospitals in the state network. The process usually offers vacancies in strategic areas for the SUS of Rio Grande do Norte, with an emphasis on training for work in state public services.

SCM Maceió (AL)

Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió is a large philanthropic hospital and a reference in Alagoas. The 2026 medical residency public notice offers vacancies in various direct access and prerequisite specialties, in an environment with high care demand and a tradition in education.

FBHC (SE)

The Hospital de Cirurgia Benevolent Foundation (FBHC), in Aracaju, is a teaching hospital that maintains residency programs in areas such as Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Cardiology, and other specialties. The recent public notice reinforces the institution's role in training specialists in Sergipe.

SMS-JP (PB)

The Municipal Health Department of João Pessoa structures residency programs in partnership with municipal network services, with an emphasis on Family and Community Medicine and other specialties related to primary care and the care network. Residents experience the SUS in different territories of the Paraíba capital.

FAMENE (PB)

The Nova Esperança School of Medicine (FAMENE), in João Pessoa, is a private institution that offers residency programs in areas such as Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Family and Community Medicine, among others.

Hospital Infantil Varela Santiago – HIVS (RN)

The Varela Santiago Children's Hospital, in Natal, is a philanthropic institution and a reference in pediatrics in Rio Grande do Norte. The 2026 public notice offers vacancies for residency in Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care, with work in wards, ICUs, and emergency care exclusively for children.

UEMA (MA)

The State University of Maranhão (UEMA) maintains medical residency programs in hospitals in São Luís and Caxias, with vacancies in direct access specialties such as Internal Medicine and Gynecology and Obstetrics. The programs focus on training aimed at the SUS of Maranhão and the regional reality.

Unimed João Pessoa (PB)

Unimed João Pessoa is a medical cooperative with its own hospital and teaching structure through the Unimed JP Institute. The 2026 medical residency program offers vacancies in areas such as Internal Medicine and Intensive Medicine, in an environment that values teaching, research, and comprehensive patient care.

Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia – UFRB (BA)

The Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, headquartered in Cruz das Almas, offers a residency program in Family and Community Medicine in a strategic area for the SUS. The 2026 public notice provides for few vacancies and a multi-stage selection process, with a written exam, oral exam, and curriculum analysis.