Abstract

RUIZ HERNANDEZ, José Ramón. The territorial commission of scientific degree: its contribution to the development of Ph. Ds. in Villa Clara Province. Rev EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2015, vol.7, n.3, pp. 1-19. ISSN 2077-2874.

Background: the formation of Ph. Ds. in the area of the medical sciences is a necessary condition to contribute to the scientific-technological development, the solution of important health problems and the improvement of the processes that are developed, in such a way that the quality of the medical care rises, either in the technical sense, or in the satisfaction of clients. Objective: to identify outstanding facts that distinguished the organization and development of the Territorial Commission of Scientific degree in Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences. Methods: it is carried out a documental research work of historical character during the year 2014, theoretical methods were used that allowed the analysis of the study objective, sustained in the interaction of the historical- logical method and from the dimensions time and space; and empiric ones: the documental analysis and interviews to key informants; methodological triangulation is made to arrive to integrative considerations. Results: some historical antecedents of the formation of Ph. Ds. are approached in the territory, the policy of decentralization development, the emergence of the Territorial Commission of Scientific degree and its consolidation as the leading organism for the development of these biomedical processes, in the central region and specifically in Villa Clara. Conclusions: the foundation of the Territorial Commission of Scientific degree represented an advance step in the formation of Ph. Ds. In the central territory and particularly in Villa Clara that has had the biggest increment of Ph. Ds. in the last 4 years.

Keywords : Scientific research and technological development; quality of health care.

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