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EDUMECENTRO
On-line version ISSN 2077-2874
Abstract
CANIZARES LUNA, Oscar et al. Conception and design of a doctoral program in medical sciences according to the local context. EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.3, pp.382-400. Epub Sep 30, 2021. ISSN 2077-2874.
Background:
post-university curricular designs respond to high demands in academic training as concrete forms of social commitment to higher education institutions in each country.
Objective:
to argue concepts and ideas about the conception and design of the doctoral program in "Basic Sciences as the foundation of medical clinics."
Methods:
a bibliographic and documentary review was carried out that included 32 sources including laws, resolutions, regulations, indications, instructions, original articles and review articles. 25 were selected, taking into account their relevance and updating according to the objective of the work. The electronic search was carried out in SciELO, Google Scholar and Infomed.
Results:
fundamental concepts and categories were identified in the conception and design of doctoral programs, main ideas were recognized in the formation of a central design nucleus, a consistent integration between current national regulations and particularities of the University of Medical Sciences as an authorized institution for doctoral training was achieved.
Conclusions:
the doctoral program in "Basic Sciences as the foundation of medical clinics" through the effective interaction between established regulations, different theoretical arguments found in the literature, traditions and contextual conditions of Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences, without affecting rigor, originality and social relevance. The local was recognized as a need for the desired decentralization and as an expression of university commitment and autonomy; in which a professional and ethical position is manifested in the face of the risks of highly centralized and uniform formulations as possible limitations in the training processes.
Keywords : training; health postgraduate programs; education, professional; education, medical.