Abstract

CARPIO PEREZ, Limais et al. Methodological strategy to increase the research works on Herbal and Folk Medicine in Villa Clara. EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2016, vol.8, suppl.1, pp.31-45. ISSN 2077-2874.

Background: it is necessary to elevate the appraisable indicators of the researching activity in Herbal and Folk Medicine, according to the parameters to evaluate in the controls of the Ministry of Public Health, to foster the scientific development in this specialty. Objective: to design a strategy for the development of the researching activity of the Herbal and Folk Medicine professorship in Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences. Methods: it was carried out an investigation within the qualitative approach in the period from September 2013 to March 2014, theoretical methods were used: the historical-logical, analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction and empiric ones: documental analysis, the participant observation and the nominal group. Results: it was verified that there aren't enough research works in the herbal and folk Medicine Professorship because the indicators to be evaluated are below the values settled down by the Ministry of Public Health, that's why a strategy was elaborated to increase the investigations, it defines the objective, the guidelines and their coordinators, it offers general orientations and it establishes a plan of actions conceived with systemic approach, headed to strengthen the development of the specialty. Conclusions: the proposed strategy was accepted because the designed product possesses an appropriate structure and its implementation is pertinent, useful and feasible.

Keywords : Methodological strategy; research; natural and traditional medicine; education, medical.

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