Training program for the management and use of scientific information in residents of medical specialties

Abstract

Introduction: residents of medical specialties must be able to develop research activities of their training process. For this, the acquisition of information skills is essential.

Objective: to assess the methodological scientific relevance of the training program for the resident of medical specialties preparation in the proper management and use of scientific information, prior to its proposal.

Method: a pedagogical research was carried out at the General Provincial Teaching Hospital of Ciego de Ávila during the 2016-2018 triennium. The study universe consisted of 57 first-year residents. The following theoretical methods were applied: historical-logical, inductive-deductive, analytical-synthetic, systemic-structural, triangulation and modeling, and the empirical ones: observation, survey, documentary analysis and socialization workshops with specialists to assess the relevance of the program.

Results: the diagnosis identified an insufficient development of informational skills in residents. From this, and the regulations in force, a training program was designed as a practical result of the investigation. Its content was broken down into three topics: search, evaluation and information treatment, and includes methodological guidelines and other established elements. The specialists issued satisfactory criteria in assessing their relevance. Throughout the investigation the ethical precepts were fulfilled.

Conclusions: the diagnosis revealed informational insufficiencies of the residents. A postgraduate training program for the management and use of scientific information was developed intended for residents of medical specialties, which was assessed as relevant by specialists in socialization workshops