Abstract

VALDES VENTO, Ana Carmen; PEREZ LABRADOR, Joaquín; GENER ARENCIBIA, Nancy S  and  MARTIN SANCHEZ, Omar M. Assessment of the Curricular Design of the Health Public Syllabus as a discipline. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.6, pp. 1-1. ISSN 1561-3038.

An assessment of the Curricular Design of the Public Health Syllabus as a discipline that is taught in the 5th year of the medical career is made, taking into account the experiences of the application of the new syllabus of the Public Health training since 1996 in the Medical Faculty of Pinar del Río. The curricular design models closer to the Cuban Medical Higher Education syllabuses were used. It is concluded that the final profile of our medical graduates (Basic General Doctor) and the tribute to the comprehensive general discipline (Comprehensive General Medicine) were considered for its formulation, allowing the development of practical abilities in the community with a modular organization and the utilization of the problem method as a teaching way. It is suggested that the method of evaluation of the analysis of the health status shoul be improved to atain a higher creative and investigative performance of the students. This can be materialized by using the flexibility facilitated by the program. The systematicity in the functioning of the subject collectives and the Horizontal and Vertical Committees guarantee the fulfillment of the proposed goals.

Keywords : CURRICULUM; HEALTH PLANS AND PROGRAMMES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE [education].