Resumen

CASTANEDA ABASCAL, Ileana Elena; RODRIGUEZ CABRERA, Aida; HERNANDEZ MELENDEZ, Edelsys  y  ROJO PEREZ, Nereida. Universalization of academic and research formation for PhD. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [online]. 2008, vol.34, n.4. ISSN 0864-3466.

The present objectives of universalization of the academic and research formation for earning scientific degrees in the health care sector are added to the universalization processes of the Cuban medical education. At the same time, they respond to the need of this sector to give solution to the health problems with the help of scientific methods. The current scenarios of the primary and secondary care are real teaching and research settings that allow attaining this goal of the medical university. Universalization of PhD. formation in the health care area is encouraged by the political willingness of the Cuban state, the Commander-in-Chief´s thinking, who has stated that we are called upon to reach high performance in health services, which has been shown by health professionals in the country and in all the internationalist missions. This paper presented the Ministry of Public Health strategy with a view to expanding the formation of PhDs. and showed the results of one of the areas, that is, PhD. in health sciences as an example of the work that is being carried out throughout the country.

Palabras clave : PhD; formation; health sector; Cuba.