Introduction:

Pedagogical training of professors is a priority for university institutions. The professors who teach classes to the students of the careers of health profiles lack this training for the performance of the educational teaching function.

Objective:

to design a model for the pedagogical formation of the professors of the Metropolitan University of Ecuador.

Methods:

A qualitative study and documentary analysis was carried out. A sample of professors and students from the Metropolitan University of Ecuador was selected; unstructured interviews and lessons observations were conducted. Documents on the preparation of professors and publications on the subject were analyzed. A plan of training actions was conceived.

Results:

the elaborated model assumed the characteristics as qualities that operate in its operation: protagonist participation of the professors, flexibility and critical reflection. It had three stages for its implementation: diagnosis of potentialities and learning needs, development of the action plan and impact of the evaluation.

Conclusions:

the pedagogical training exerted a significant influence on the teaching performance, allowed the reflection on the pedagogical practice, provoked changes in the modes of action of the professors and influenced in their scientific, methodological and didactic preparation.

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