ABSTRACT:
In Primary Health Care (PHC) in Brazil, Family and Community Physicians deal daily with social vulnerability, territorial violence, the demands of longitudinal care, the establishment of bonds with users, and challenges inherent to the health system. Nevertheless, although the number of professionals remains insufficient to meet the needs of the health system, new Family and Community Physicians are trained every year, despite the difficulties intrinsic to PHC.

OBJECTIVE:
To understand the sociodemographic and educational profile of Family and Community Medicine residents enrolled in a residency program in the municipality of Campinas, Brazil.

METHODS:
This study was grounded in the snowball sampling methodology. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire consisting of 75 items, developed based on the Family and Community Medicine Competency Framework. The instrument was administered to second-year residents in the program.

RESULTS:
A total of 26 residents participated in the study. Regarding self-reported race and ethnicity, 69.4% identified as White, 23.0% as Black, and 3.8% as Asian and Indigenous, respectively. Concerning sex, 73.0% identified as women, 19.0% as men, and 8.0% did not report. In terms of educational background, 58.0% graduated from private universities, 34.5% from public universities, and 7.6% reported other educational pathways. Among graduates from private institutions, 11.5% self-identified as Black, whereas among graduates from public institutions this proportion was 7.6%.

CONCLUSIONS:
The preliminary analysis reveals a resident profile strongly influenced by race and social class, indicating a gap between medical training trajectories and the social realities of populations served in PHC. Moreover, the results reinforce the persistence of structural racism in Brazil, evidenced by unequal access to public universities and medical schools. A predominance of women was also observed within the Family and Community Medicine residency program.