Abstract

SANSO SOBERATS, Félix José. El primer centro nacional de debate sobre medicina familiar. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.3. ISSN 0864-2125.

The present paper constitutes the full text of the Report of the First National Center of Debate on Family Medicine, organized by the Young Communist League and carried out in the Medical School in Cienfuegos province on February 3rd, 1995. This document set forth the main criteria stated by over 300 delegates participating in the event, among them medical and nursing students, nurses involved in primary health care, physicians who has just graduated, residents and Comprehensive General Medicine specialist as well as administrative and political representatives in charge of the plan at different levels. This report is an interesting material that shows the situation of family medicine in Cuba from the first half of the 90’s. The study of this document allows comparing the situation at that time with any previous or future Cuban public health conditions and give clear proof of the development reached up to present. It also shows that some of the ideas stated in that meeting are still pending desires and thus how far we may go to make our Family Medicine model perfect.

Keywords : FAMILY PRACTICE [history]; PHYSICIANS FAMILY [history]; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.