2015, Number 5
Curriculum effectiveness of the medical career. Design and validation of tools to assess the educational teaching function
Gálvez GL, Sierra FS, Vicedo TAG, Díaz-Perera FG, Pernas GM, Miralles AE, Blanco AMÁ, Damiani CJS, Taureaux DN, Díaz NJ, Molina LJA, Curbelo SV
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 666-683
PDF size: 126.74 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: current medical training in Cuba responds to the health needs of the population of our country and others in need around the world. The Department of Teaching and Research of the Ministry of Health created a research group, which designed the project Curriculum Effectiveness of Medicine. One of the cuts curriculum assessments evaluates the correspondence between the professional model declared for the five functions described in the curriculum and professional training. One of the five functions described in the model is the educational teaching function.Objective: to design a tool to assess the correspondence between the professional models declared for educational teaching role in the curriculum and professional training.
Material and methods: an investigation of technological development was performed in three stages: first: design assessment instrument; Second: implementation of the survey and implementation of theoretical exercise - practical; Third: assessment instrument.
Results: using the designed instrument was demonstrated that with the current educational curriculum teaching function is fulfilled in 75.6 %. All the teachers and most students were projected correctly, to focus their opinions on the aspects required for validation.
Conclusions: the instrument allows evaluating the correspondence between the professional model declared for education teaching role in the curriculum and professional training Shares applied validation support the validity of the instrument in terms of content and functionality in practice.
REFERENCES
Díaz-Perera Fernández G, Vicedo Tomey AG, Sierra Figueredo S, Pernas Gómez M, Miralles Aguilera E, Blanco Aspiazú MA, et al. Efectividad del currículo de la carrera de Medicina. Diseño y validación de instrumentos para valorar la función de investigación. Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas. 2014; 13(5):790-806.