This article presents results of a research project carriedout that culminated in the work of completion of the Multiprofessional Residency in Health at the Federal University of Pampa. The research project aims to analyze the challenges of insertion in the Multiprofessional Residency in Health UNIPAMPA in view of residents (R2). The study becomes relevant to the extent that gives visibility to the challenges faced by residents in the development of the activities of the emphases that composes Residence in Health in UNIPAMPA: Collective Health, Mental Health, Emergency and Rescue and Veterinary Medicine. The purpose of this study is to point out possibilities for advances in the process of maturation of the residency program, for both, was conducted research with the participation of 19 residents of R2. The research methodology developed through the application of questionnaires with nine questions, divided into open and closed questions. The method of analysis was chosen to analyze content, according to Bardin (1977), where the responses were analyzed in the light of the materialist method dialectical-critical. It is expected with the study to produce scientific material that give aid to reflection about the process of implementation of the program of residence in UNIPAMPA, as well as to serve as a tool for the strengthening of spaces and environments of professional training attuned that they can be able to offer focused processes to reflection, empowerment, transformation and qualification of attention and care in health, with a view to strengthening the health system. Finally, the study indicates the need to establish educational processes for tutors, preceptors, residents and coordination of residence in order to establish the identity and role of the residence in health in UNIPAMPA.O presente artigo aponta resultados do projeto de pesquisa realizado que culminou no trabalho de conclusão de curso da Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde da Universidade Federal do Pampa. O projeto de pesquisa objetivou analisar os desafios de inserção no Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde da UNIPAMPA na perspectiva dos Residentes (R2). O estudo torna-se relevante à medida que dará visibilidade aos desafios enfrentados pelos residentes no desenvolvimento das atividades das ênfases que compõe Residência em Saúde na UNIPAMPA: Saúde Coletiva, Saúde Mental Coletiva, Urgência e Emergência e Medicina Veterinária. O intento do estudo é apontar possibilidades de avanços no processo de maturação do programa de residência, para tanto, foi realizado pesquisa com a participação de 19 Residentes R2. A metodologia de pesquisa desenvolveu-se através de aplicação de questionários com nove questões, divididas em questões abertas e fechadas. O método de análise escolhido foi analise de conteúdo, segundo Bardin (1977), onde as respostas foram analisadas à luz do método materialista dialético- critico. Por fim, o estudo indica a necessidade de se estabelecer processos formativos para tutores, preceptores, residentes e coordenação da residência a fim de se estabelecer a identidade e a função da residência em saúde na UNIPAMPA..