Abstract

HERNANDEZ-GARCIA, Frank et al. A digital platform to meet information needs of students' scientific activity in medical sciences schools. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.2, e1455.  Epub June 01, 2020. ISSN 2307-2113.

Much as it is one of the cornerstones of undergraduate medical studies, students' scientific activity is yet to realize its full potential. The purpose of the study was to develop and validate a digital platform to meet the information needs of students' scientific activity at the University of Medical Sciences of Ciego de Avila, Cuba, from March 2018 to February 2019. The research was structured into three work stages: characterization, design and evaluation. The participants were third-year students majoring in medicine, dentistry, nursing and health technologies. The platform was designed on WordPress templates. Respondents ranked the information received about scientific activity as fair, and a considerable number of them did not have any information about the subject, though most thought such knowledge was necessary. Attendance by respondents to students' scientific meetings and national and international conferences was alarmingly low, as was the publication of their scientific results. The design and implementation of the digital platform make it possible to meet information needs concerning students' scientific activity, though such needs should be evaluated in all the years of the various majors. Generalization of the platform to other higher education institutions may contribute to undergraduate scientific research training in Cuba.

Keywords : Educational software; multimedia; medical students; medical education; major in medicine.

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