Introduction:

the continuous improvement in the health sector, supported by a new economic model, outlines within its objectives: the strengthening of education, training and research strategies. As a result of this process, there was an improvement in the Medicine degree and, with it, in the subject.

Objective:

evaluate the program of the Health Prevention subject, based on what is regulated in the current regulations for teaching-methodological work.

Methods:

a critical, evaluative and reflective analysis was carried out, which led to an exhaustive review of the content, the legal basis that regulates the teaching-methodological work for higher education, as well as original and review articles related to the topic. The methodological guidelines for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 academic years were also analyzed, and the type of professional that society demands.

Results:

16 hours were reduced in topic III and increased to topic II, in a way that allowed the student to work not only on what is related to family and communication, but also to deepen the identification of family health problems, and integrate knowledge of some of the prioritized programs addressed in topic I, as well as the contents of the preceding subjects.

Conclusions:

the deficiencies detected in the program of the subject Prevention in Health, as a result of the critical, evaluative and reflective analysis, found answers in the proposals for change made by the authors.

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