Introduction:

The application of the competencies approach includes the identification, standardization, evaluation and certification processes. Once defined, competencies must be evaluated. A research carried out at the National School of Public Health defined the professional competencies in pharmacoepidemiology of Pharmacology specialists. It is known that Pharmacology specialists do not take a competency test.

Objective:

To determine the performance criteria required to achieve the professional competencies in pharmacoepidemiology of the Pharmacology specialist and the corresponding evidence for their evaluation.

Methods:

This was a development study in which the necessary performance criteria were obtained as a product for achieving the professional competencies that Pharmacology specialists had to achieve to perform as pharmacoepidemiologists, together with the evidence for their subsequent evaluation. The work was carried out in Havana, between March 2018 and February 2019. Qualitative techniques and document reviews were applied with regard to the topics related to the research object. The research work included two groups of experts in two stages. The Delphi methodology was used.

Results:

It was possible to define and validate the performance criteria necessary to achieve the professional competencies of the Pharmacology specialist for their performance as pharmacoepidemiologists. Also, the corresponding evidence was constructed for their evaluation.

Conclusions:

The definition of the performance criteria and the construction of the respective evidences permit the evaluation of the pharmacologist's performance in pharmacoepidemiology.