Introduction:

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health makes numerous efforts to guarantee the computerization of its processes, where professional improvement represents a fundamental link. The National School of Public Health implements the Master´s Degree in Health Informatics aimed at managers of the sector who participate in the computerization process. However, the current program does not focus on developing the technical skills of computer specialists.

Objective:

To design the academic program of the Master´s Degree in Applied Medical Informatics, focused on the development of technical skills of computer specialists who, from their work position, contribute to the computerization of the Cuban public health.

Material and methods:

The research has a qualitative approach and a descriptive, retrospective, non-experimental, longitudinal design. A documentary analysis was carried out, where the theoretical bases and existing academic programs were identified, which underpin the presented curriculum design.

Results:

The proposed academic program for the Master´s Degree in Applied Medical Informatics was designed, with a structure of 78 credits. It has three blocks of basic and specialized courses in health and computer science topics. It is coordinated by the University of Informatics Sciences in collaboration with the National School of Public Health.

Conclusions:

The implemented program is relevant and contributes to the development of technical skills in computer specialists who participate in the process of computerization of Cuban public health, which is evidenced by the statistics of the first ongoing edition of the master´s program.

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