Introduction:

professional improvement is unavoidable for the systematic updating of primary level managers, who require the deployment of transformative leadership in accordance with the demands of the context.

Objective:

to present the results of the improvement on leadership in health directed to cadres and reserves of primary care in the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Bayamo.

Methods:

a cross-sectional study was carried out from February to July 2022 with 23 cadres and reserves from primary care. Theoretical analysis-synthesis, historical-logical, empirical and statistical methods were used, which included the application of a questionnaire, absolute and relative frequencies, as well as the Wilcoxon test with a confidence level of 95%..

Results:

the female sex, heads of departments and basic work groups predominated. In the need for the topics addressed, management communication reported Very Adequate by 78.3% of the students; managerial skills and academic management integrated into leadership were highlighted. The combined application of methods prioritizing the problematic showed the highest number of criteria Very adequate about the teaching-learning process. Proposals for transformative actions were generated in areas such as maternal and child care and mental health. 82.6% of the students achieved excellent evaluations. A significant transformation (p=0.000) of the considerations obtained regarding the theoretical-practical development of leadership was evidenced for the benefit of the improvement carried out.

Conclusions:

the results showed the need to continue improving and systematizing the processes of improvement contextualized to the development of leadership in primary care.

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