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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0864-2141</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Educación Médica Superior]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Educ Med Super]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-2141</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-21412020000300016</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Un reto en tiempos de pandemia para la educación médica en Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A challenge for cuban medical education in times of pandemic]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Casadelvalle Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Octavio Urda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marco]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fortún Sampayo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Thorvald]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mezquía de Pedro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natascha]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Melón Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raquel G.]]></given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Facultad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;Miguel Enríquez&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-21412020000300016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-21412020000300016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-21412020000300016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La actual pandemia de la COVID-19 ha resultado en la interrupción a nivel mundial de la educación de las ciencias médicas de pregrado y posgrado. En nuestro país la formación de profesionales de la salud se ha visto truncada desde el mes de marzo de este año y la rutina educacional de las facultades docentes se ha limitado. Esto implica que el comienzo del nuevo curso escolar en ciencias médicas llevará la implementación de modificaciones.  Objetivo:  Proponer adecuaciones en los métodos de enseñanza y en los escenarios docentes para este período de pandemia.  Resultados:  De forma general, se plantea la complementación de las clases presenciales por otras modalidades de tipo virtual u online; el empleo de nuevos espacios docentes como las plataformas virtuales y la telemedicina; así como un mayor empleo de las redes sociales.  Conclusiones:  La educación médica en tiempos de COVID-19 constituye un reto, por lo que ha tenido la necesidad de reorganizar la educación de pregrado y posgrado para garantizar la formación de nuestros profesionales, que avalen futuros servicios médicos de calidad y excelencia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The current pandemic of COVID-19 has resulted in the interruption of undergraduate and postgraduate medical science education worldwide. In our country, the training of health professionals has stopped since March this year and the educational routine of teaching schools has been limited. This implies that the beginning of the new academic year in the setting of medical sciences will bring about the implementation of modifications.  Objective:  To propose adjustments in teaching methods and teaching settings for this period of pandemic.  Results:  Generally speaking, the complementation of face-to-face classes with other modalities, such as virtual or online, is proposed, together with the use of new teaching scenarios such as virtual platforms and telemedicine, as well as a wider use of social networks.  Conclusions:  Medical education in times of COVID-19 constitutes a challenge, a reason why it has had the need to reorganize undergraduate and postgraduate education to guarantee the training of our professionals, who will guarantee future medical services of quality and excellence.]]></p></abstract>
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