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DIAZ-PERERA FERNANDEZ, Georgia et al. Curriculum effectiveness of the medical career. Design and validation of tools to assess the role of research. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.5, pp.790-806. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: current medical training in Cuba responds to the health needs of the population of our country and others in need around the world. The Department of Teaching and Research of the Ministry of Health created a research group, which designed the project Curriculum Effectiveness of Medicine. One of the cuts curriculum assessments evaluates the correspondence between the professional model declared for the five functions described in the curriculum and professional training. One of the five functions described in the model is the role of research. Objective: to design an instrument to assess the correspondence between the professional models for the function declared in curriculum research and professional training. Material and methods: a technological development research was conducted in three stages: first: design of the assessment instrument; second: implementation of the theoretical and practical exercises; Third, assessment of instrument. Results: using the designed instrument showed that the current curriculum with the research function is fulfilled by 80.8%. All the teachers and most students are projected correctly, to focus their views on the aspects required for validation. Conclusions: a tool for assessing the correspondence between the professional models for the function declared in curriculum research and professional training is designed. Shares applied validation support the validity of the instrument in terms of content and functionality in practice.

Palabras clave : role of research; evaluative instruments; medicine.

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