Abstract

CANIZARES LUNA, Oscar; SARASA MUNOZ, Nélida  and  VILLAR VALDES, Melba. Upgrading for the improvement of the teaching competences in professors of the biomedical basic sciences. Rev EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2015, vol.7, n.3, pp. 32-45. ISSN 2077-2874.

Backgroung: the improvement of the teaching competences of the professors of the biomedical basic sciences constitutes a necessity to guarantee the quality of the teaching-learning process. Objective: to increase the teaching competences of the professors of the biomedical basic sciences in the formation and development of intellectual abilities in the Medicine students. Methods: it was carried out a cross-sectional descriptive research work in the Medicine faculty of Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences, from September 2012 to June 2013. Theoretical methods were used and among the empiric ones: documental analysis, observation to teaching activities of undergraduate students in the Morpho-physiology discipline, questionnaire application to professors and the technique of nominal group. Results: it was verified that inadequacies exist in the syllabuses of the studied subjects which affect their guiding character in the management of the teaching-learning process, little conceptual clarity of the intellectual abilities and insufficient actions and effective operations during the classes, for their development. Four thematic areas of more interest were identified and an upgrading program was designed in form of theoretical-practical course; that it was subsequently imparted. Conclusions: enough evidences exist about the necessity to design and to implement upgrading actions at short and medium terms, guided to reach levels of teaching competences that guarantee a bigger quality in the teaching and learning of the biomedical basic contents; at the same time that better conditions would be created in the professors to participate actively and consciously in the inner processes of the curricular assessment of the programs that they impart.

Keywords : Education, medical; program development; faculty, medical; professional competence.

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