Introduction:

historical research on the development of medical specialties in Cuba is scarce. In Pinar del Rio province, there are no studies on the historical review of the Normal and Pathological Physiology specialty.

Objective:

to characterize the development of this medical specialty in Pinar del Rio province, according to the stages of the scientific research process in healthcare specialties previously identified in the province and the systematized use of the chosen variables.

Methods:

a qualitative and historical study was carried out with the application of theoretical and empirical methods.

Development:

between 1984-1985 and 2009-2011, important factors coincided, which subsequently generated significant development stages in the specialty. In the approximately 40 years that have elapsed since its materialization, there has been a significant increase in the number of first and second degree specialists, members of the group with main teaching ranks and academic degree, categorized researchers, and a revitalization of scientific production. The following are identified as the main impacts: the enrichment of the cultural heritage of a new medical specialty in the province, the contribution of the pedagogical master's degree to the teaching process of a significant number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs, the participation in the training of human resources for healthcare system in the province and other countries and the contribution to the status of the university.

Conclusions:

the description of the local evolution of Physiology as a medical specialty, from its materialization to date, constitutes a scientific result, which will allow modeling on firm bases, its future development in Pinar del Rio province.

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