2020, Number 1
Indicators to assess the correspondence between relevance and quality in graduates of Medical Sciences
Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 57-67
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: The challenge that today's society proposes to universities is to train professionals capable of facing job demands, developing skills that allow them to effectively solve social needs, combining knowledge and intellectual, manual, social skills, attitudes to face a professional problem.Objective: To identify the indicators that allow evaluating the correspondence between the relevance of the graduate of Medical Sciences and the quality of the services provided in the Secondary Health Care institutions, Mayabeque province.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed from April 2018 to April 2019 in the entities of Secondary Health Care. The universe was made up of 250 graduates from Medical Sciences careers, 100 Medicine, 50 Stomatology and 100 Health Technology students linked to the institutions under study and 100 patients who came seeking care in the period studied.
Results: Twelve Indicators were identified to assess the relevance of the graduate of Medical Sciences careers, 26 indicators to characterize the quality of the services provided in the Secondary Health Care institutions and the correspondence between the indicators of relevance and quality.
Conclusions: There is a correspondence between the relevance of the graduate of Medical Sciences careers and the quality of the services provided in the Secondary Health Care institutions of Mayabeque province. The correspondence between relevance and quality will be more efficient to the extent that professionals apply knowledge and skills to solve the population's health needs.
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