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SANSO SOBERATS, Félix José. Analysis of the syllabus of "Introduction to comprehensive general medicine" subject . Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2004, vol.20, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3038.

The present paper goes deep into the syllabus of "Introduction to general comprehensive medicine" subject that is taught in the first year of the medical career. Critical judgements in connection with the foundation of the syllabus, its objectives, the objective-content relation, the arrangement and distribution of the contents, the proposed teaching tools, the evaluative system and the methodological guidance given to tutors and professors are presented here. It is concluded that according to its objectives and to its teaching strategy, this syllabus answers to the profile of the basic general physician. However, it requires an improvement and updating of its contents, according to the development achieved by family medicine in the country and to the experience accumulated on teaching this subject.

Palavras-chave : Syllabus: education; medical undergraduate education; medical education; primary health care.