Navarro MVR, Falcón HA, León RM, Chávez AD

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: For the academic year 2016-2017, the Plan of Study D is presented together with the introduction of the course on cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation in the medical major.
Objectives: To describe the results of the course implementation in Cienfuegos and set the foundations for the changes made to the national project.
Methods: A prospective, descriptive research using mixed methods was carried out at Cienfuegos University of Medical Sciences, between September and December 2016. The focus group technique was used with key informants and a questionnaire conducted on 350 (77.95 %) among the first-year students. The faculty was made up by 18 experienced professors, who intensively trained 449 students for three weeks. The proposals for change to the national plan were supported and explained. Emphasis was placed on practical activities, where ten skills were evaluated as part of the training assessment.
Results: The results were good academically and the students considered the usefulness in their training (41.71 %), the practical classes (14.29 %), and the professor's preparation (11.43 %) as positive. The subject's short time (23.71 %) and the theoretical final exam (17.71 %) were evaluated as negative.
Conclusions: The teaching of cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation is feasible, important and considered very necessary for the upgrading of the forthcoming professionals. The design of the course in Cienfuegos allowed to fulfill the proposed objectives with high standards. The experience was positive for both professors and students, who considered the practical activities as the most outstanding aspects in the achievement of the results.