Assessment of the curricular design of the program of chiropodiatry specialty

Introduction: curricular design concerning health sciences professions is currently one of the theoretical and practical fields on debate where its importance and general strategies have been considered. Objective: to evaluate the design of the program of chiropodiatry specialty, considering its re...

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Main Authors: Liset Caridad Cruz Pérez, Dania Rosa Lemus González, Madelaime Ramos Vives, Armando Pujols Machín
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: ECIMED 2017-09-01
Series:Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
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Online Access:http://www.revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/2958
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Summary:Introduction: curricular design concerning health sciences professions is currently one of the theoretical and practical fields on debate where its importance and general strategies have been considered. Objective: to evaluate the design of the program of chiropodiatry specialty, considering its relationship with the professional model and the systemic approach of the components of Podiatry specialty into the learning process. Method: a descriptive research was carried out during the period between December 2015 and January 2016. Theoretical methods such as: historical, analysis-synthesis, and documentary review as empirical were applied, all of them ruled by the materialist-dialectic. Results: the didactic components of the teaching-learning process are taken into account in the design of the program, as well as its systemic character. Conclusion: the program of chiropodiatry specialty is relevant since it meets the social demands as well as the main requirements for the training of a high-quality graduate.
ISSN:1561-3194