GOMEZ ZAYAS, Omar; SEGREDO PEREZ, Alina María; HERNANDEZ GARCIA, Luis    LOZADA CHINEA, Mario. Preparation of professors who teach the subject Clinic IV. []. , 27, 1, pp. 75-85. ISSN 0864-2141.

Introduction: The professor, who are responsible for the formation of students, has a great commitment ahead, that is, to contribute to the graduation of new professionals that will respond to the demands of the society and to the consolidation of the national health care system of each country. Objective: To identify the preparation of professors to carry out the teaching practice in the subject called Clinic IV during the clerkship at hospital. Methods: A research study was made with 23 professors of "Angel Alberto Galanena Llevat" teaching hospital within the new program of medical formation. They taught Clinic IV as subject during clerkship at hospital in the academic year 2008-2009. Data was collected from surveys and observational guides applied to the analysis units. Results: Of the professors, 47.8 % had graduated as integral general medicine specialists 6 years or more ago, 52.2 % had no teaching category, 60.9 % had over 6 years of experience as professors, 100 % participated and passed the medical education diploma's course and 17 out of the 21 evaluated items were satisfactory in all the professors. Conclusions: Generally speaking, the professors were prepared to develop the teaching practice modalities in the subject Clinic IV and most of them fulfilled the methodological guidelines.

: medical education; methodological orientations; teaching-educational process.

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