Introduction:

the knowledge and skills systems of each profession must respond to social changes; this implies constant analysis to improve them permanently.

Objective:

to compare the fundamental elements of the C, D and E study plans of the General Pharmacology subject to contribute to the preparation of teachers and improve the teaching-learning process.

Methods:

a systematic and documentary bibliographic review was carried out that included several sources, among them: resolutions, General Pharmacology subject programs, books, original and review articles. 24 sources were selected taking into account their relevance and updating according to the objective of the work. The digital search was carried out in the Scopus, SciELO and Medline databases of the last five years. The keywords used were educational teaching process, general pharmacology, study plan, program and medical education.

Development:

systemic coherence was verified in the basic topics of the programs, adjustment in their objectives, contents, and evaluation in accordance with the model of the professional desired to train, with transformations in class hours, contents, and organizational forms of teaching, responds to the model of the professional to train; however, it is capable of being perfected.

Conclusions:

the program of the General Pharmacology subject has undergone a constant transformation process according to the changes experienced in the Cuban health system, in search of a better development of the teaching-learning process and to raise its quality and relevance.

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