Background:

the higher academic level in primary health care has an important impact on the training of future professionals, so it is necessary to meet the needs of pedagogical improvement with a view to improving competence and performance in this task.

Objective:

to diagnose the needs for pedagogical improvement in PHC doctors belonging to the "Juana Naranjo León" University Polyclinic in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba.

Methods:

an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. Its context was the teaching assistance scenarios of the "Juana Naranjo León" University Polyclinic in Sancti Spíritus, from 2020 to 2021. Theoretical methods were used to support the research: (analysis-synthesis and induction-deduction) and empirical ones (documentary review and questionnaire). Descriptive statistical procedures (absolute and relative frequency) were used for the analysis and interpretation of the results.

Results:

limited teaching preparation and insufficient performance in educational training were evidenced to guarantee the quality of the teaching-learning process, taking into account the low categorization and the small number of activities and academic research.

Conclusions:

the study allowed us to know the current state of knowledge and teaching-methodological preparation of the teaching staff of the institution at the first level of medical care, which require priority attention for training performance, and thereby achieve excellence in the teaching-learning process.

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