Abstract

GONZALEZ-GARCIA, Sergio et al. COVID-19 and medical students’ scientific training. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2021, vol.40, n.1, e943.  Epub Apr 01, 2021. ISSN 0864-0300.

Undergraduate medical studies in Cuba are currently governed by Curriculum E, which provides a definition of the role of research training in the learning process. However, clinical research has not managed to occupy the place it deserves. The scant scientific production of medical professionals stems from their poor undergraduate scientific training, whose consequences are visible in their professional performance. Undergraduate medical training is the ideal moment to lay the foundations for scientific thinking. Medical training will never be optimal if it is based on passive imitation. It is necessary to learn to transform experiences into knowledge, and the current COVID-19 pandemic may be a motivating factor in this respect. To analyze the reasons for the scant scientific production of medical professionals, detailed examination should be made of the deficiencies found in the scientific training of undergraduate students. The pandemic has shown that students may be motivated to do research. Occasions such as this should be used to make changes in the curriculum, allotting more time to the teaching of research tools and providing better links with research teams where scientific thinking may be developed.

Keywords : medical education; health research; COVID-19; undergraduate training; scientific training.

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