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BAEZ PEREZ, Olga Lidia; DIAZ DOMINGUEZ, Teresa; MARQUEZ MARRERO, Juan Lázaro  y  ACOSTA MORALES, Mario Luís. A pedagogical strategy to the training process of Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.3, pp. 151-170. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: the training process of Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies is conducted by means of a curricular strategy implemented from the academic course 2010-2011. Objective: to support a strategy to the implementation of a pedagogical conception of the training process in Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies at the University of Medical Sciences in Pinar del Rio all along 2008-2014. Material and method: a quantitative and qualitative, descriptive study taking the period of 2008-2014, from a previous analysis of the regularities found in the training process of Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies at the University of Medical Sciences in Pinar del Rio. Theoretical methods: analysis and synthesis, modelling and systemic structural. Empirical methods: meetings of the focal group, interviews of groups and documentary analysis. Results: the theoretical bases of the pedagogical conception of the training process of Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies were determined, structuring a strategy to implement this conception, where the strengths (7), weakness (6), opportunities (5) and threats (5) were determined. Concerning the objective, the actions responded to the curricular development, to the training of the teaching staff in Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies, plus to the creation of pedagogical-institutional environment. The results of the application of two specific actions were illustrated. Conclusions: a pedagogical strategy was structured to the training process of Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies. The participatory feature of the pedagogical action conducted along with the pedagogical approach in the design and implementation of the training program created a favourable environment to implement the strategy.

Palabras clave : Strategies; Medical education; Tradicional medicine.

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