Background:

In Sancti Spíritus province, the absence of publications on the history of Imaging postgraduate teaching was verified, thus, it was necessary an investigation that would provide information to the Cuban-health sciences-scientific heritage and also to the formation of the current and future human potential.

Objective:

To describe the historical evolution of Imaging postgraduate teaching in Sancti Spíritus province.

Development:

A qualitative research was carried out with the use of theoretical methods: historical-logical, analytical-synthetic and empirical: interview and documentary analysis, from 1976 to 2020.

Results:

Since the emergence of Sancti Spíritus as province, there were already some radiologists, but it was not until 1982 that the study of the specialty in the territory officially began as a Villa Clara´s subsidiary. In 1986, with the founding of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, a new chapter of training to Radiology specialists began. In 2006, with the advent of new techniques, the name of the specialty was changed to Imaging. At present, the regular training of specialists is maintained, including self-financed residents.

Conclusions:

Imaging as a postgraduate specialty in Sancti Spíritus province has had a progressive historical development, thanks to the strengthening of the teaching staff, the continuous training of human resources for the care of the population in the territory, also the

scientific-technical results that support the current progress of the specialty. The description of its historical evolution allows to improve the training of future generations, as well as to generate guidelines for other investigations.

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