Introduction:

Today's world needs a highly competent professional, with a solid humanistic culture and a clear understanding of cultural processes according to their historical context, which allows them to appropriate knowledge and transform themselves as a whole within society. This is linked to the theory of advanced education, which is articulated in the foundations of culture.

Objective:

To systematize the importance of the integration of sciences in the intrinsic processes of the teaching scenario for the comprehensive and cultured formation of Cuban professionals.

Methods:

A search for original and review articles was conducted in SciELO, Redalyc, Medigraphic and Medline, published between 2015 and 2019. The search strategy was based on the keywords culture; interdisciplinarity; comprehensiveness in the health professional. The analysis, synthesis and systematization of the content, allowed the interpretation of the theoretical references for the organization of knowledge. Thirty bibliographic sources were selected for the research.

Results:

The results evidenced the need of the current Cuban university to implement an interdisciplinary approach as part of the pedagogical and formative process.

Conclusions:

The integration of history, art and medicine in the formative process of the specialties involved in medical sciences contributes to the formation of a more comprehensive and cultured health professional.

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