Introduction:

Specialty and doctoral programs are forms of postgraduate studies, in which research skills are developed but not always focused on providing continuity to the process. At present, proposals are needed to achieve both categories in parallel.

Objective:

To present a proposal for the co-doctoral training of medical sciences professionals.

Authors' position:

The proposal is based on a diploma program containing twelve courses, with the workshop as the fundamental form of teaching organization. It includes courses directly related to scientific information management, academic writing of scientific texts, information methodology, among other topics for developing teaching and research skills according to the scientific degree. This program will be developed in parallel with the specialization; therefore; it requires direct coordination with the different academic boards of the specialties.

Conclusions:

This professional upgrading activity, carried out together with those already part of the specialty, will allow the development of teaching-research skills in the resident, thus achieving a significant impact on the sustainability of the faculty of Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba.

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