Abstract

INDA-PICHARDO, Dianelis; LAUZURICA-GONZALEZ, Alfredo  and  GARRIGA-ALFONSO, Nieves Eneida. Vocational professional orientation towards a career in Medicine in pre-university students. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2024, vol.46  Epub Mar 19, 2024. ISSN 1684-1824.

Choosing a profession is a critical moment in adolescent lives. It is a complex process involving personal and social factors related to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, as well as job opportunities. With the aim of structuring the theoretical references on vocational professional orientation towards a career in Medicine in pre-university students, an updated search on the topic was carried out, consulting 30 bibliographic references. General aspects of the development of professional-vocational guidance, historical reviews, concepts, stages and development of this topic in Cuba towards the career of Medicine were addressed. The stage of preparation for professional selection is aimed at preparing the student for self-determined professional selection, and plays a fundamental role within the system of educational influences which impact on the pre-university student, promoting the development of student motivation and interest at higher levels through professional guidance. The training of competent professionals committed to social development is today an essential mission of higher education. This activity has extraordinary value in the current medical university, to assume social commitment and to have graduates with a high professional level.

Keywords : professional-vocational guidance; students; medical profession.

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