Abstract

FARDALES MACIAS, Vicente; FABREGAS TEJEDA, Juan  and  CARRAZANA RODRIGUEZ, Rigoberto. Insufficiencies in the statistical preparation of the medical student. Medisur [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.4, pp.493-508. ISSN 1727-897X.

Foundation: The statistical training of the future medical professional is essential for their professional performance. Objective: to identify insufficiencies in relation to the statistical preparation of the medical student in the major clinical cycle. Methods: Pedagogical research carried out at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sancti Spíritus during the period between September 2013 and July 2015. It included a documentary analysis which involved the research papers presented at the Scientific Student Forum and that supported their results in The application of statistical tools. We also designed a pedagogical test and a questionnaire with the purpose of complementing and enriching the evidence obtained on the statistical preparation of the medical student, the study’s main variable. Both instruments were applied in a sample conformed by 88 students of the clinical major cycle. The results are presented in tables of frequency distribution. Results: In 81.4% it was applied statistical resources without prior justification. Predominant use of descriptive resources (92.6%), although only 40.7% made an integrated use of these. 78.4% of the students who did the pedagogical test showed a low statistical preparation; Difficulties in identifying the design of the studies predominated. Conclusions: the clinical cycle medical students in the Sancti Spíritus Faculty of Medical Sciences have limitations in their statistical preparation. It is recommended to carry out studies aimed at investigating the causal factors.

Keywords : statistical analysis; teaching; students, medical; research.

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