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The development achieved in the health services demands the teachers Degree in Medical Imaging and Radiophysics' professional improvement. This demand requires professionalization in the action modes. Its updating in physical principles, human anatomy, radiological semiology, as well as its practical skills during education at work, are essential. The purpose of this paper is to present the conception of training as a form of teacher professionalization for content updating. The training structure for the teacher's professionalization in the Medical Imaging and Radiophysics Degree and the training pedagogical conception for its organization and application in this career's teachers at the Cienfuegos Medical Sciences University are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Higher education continues to be in the process of change in the national and international context, determined by the needs of structural and curricular modernization, as well as by the need to respond to social requirements. Massiveness is a strength based on accessibility to the university and is related to equity and equality of rights for all in the training process of the health professional, but, on the other hand, it constitutes a challenge for the system which can directly affect quality in the process of medical teaching. This paper aims to address some guidelines and points of view about the interaction between medical teaching in mass environments and its challenge to increase quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Foundation: The statistical training of the future medical professional is essential for their professional performance. Objective: to identify insufficiencies in relation to the statistical preparation of the medical student in the major clinical cycle. Methods: Pedagogical research carried out at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sancti Spíritus during the period between September 2013 and July 2015. It included a documentary analysis which involved the research papers presented at the Scientific Student Forum and that supported their results in The application of statistical tools. We also designed a pedagogical test and a questionnaire with the purpose of complementing and enriching the evidence obtained on the statistical preparation of the medical student, the study's main variable. Both instruments were applied in a sample conformed by 88 students of the clinical major cycle. The results are presented in tables of frequency distribution. Results: In 81.4% it was applied statistical resources without prior justification. Predominant use of descriptive resources (92.6%), although only 40.7% made an integrated use of these. 78.4% of the students who did the pedagogical test showed a low statistical preparation; Difficulties in identifying the design of the studies predominated. Conclusions: the clinical cycle medical students in the Sancti Spíritus Faculty of Medical Sciences have limitations in their statistical preparation. It is recommended to carry out studies aimed at investigating the causal factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Historically, the bodies responsible for designing the curricula in our country have included the English discipline in them and have conceived graduate profiles covering elements that require knowing this language. They have invested in the training of teachers, the reproduction of materials, methods designed abroad by native English-speaking specialists, and some sound reproduction equipment in line with the economic resources of the country. More recently, various Cuban authors specialized in English language have been asked to design the basic materials used to teach the courses in the program. The efforts made over the years have yielded some results, although they could be qualitatively superior. This paper presents a reflection on some elements that still hamper the achievement of better results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The establishment of interdisciplinary relationships is a present imperative derived from scientific development. Education cannot ignore this development, on the contrary, should integrate it into the teaching process. Educational institutions should promote increased methodological activities, curriculum designs and educational actions using this approach in order to train students in correspondence with the time they live in, which will result in better preparation of professionals. This paper aims to update scholars about the possibilities offered by interdisciplinarity to improve the teaching-learning process. The theoretical and methodological premises of interdisciplinarity are analyzed through a literature review. It also presents different experiences from the implementation of this approach, which have enabled ratifying the need for interdisciplinary relationships in the teaching-learning process, the difficulties encountered when designing a proposal using this approach, and the benefits of its application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Economic actions against Cuba since the 90's have had a negative impact on laboratory practicals in the Basic Sciences, leading to changes in the curriculum. This paper reviews the feasibility of rescuing and improving such activities related to the Physiology content inserted in the discipline of Morphophysiology. The objective was to identify the Physiology content to be taught in the practicals and define the means and innovations necessary to complete them. The practicals that can be carried out with the available means are presented and characterized. It is concluded that the exercises and topics covered in the practicals coincide with the Physiology content corresponding to Morphophysiology I, III, V and VI and that they can be carried out with the existing resources as well as other innovated by the authors. This way of proceeding saves resources by replacing media or reagents and leads to more effective learning, plus better preparation of teachers to meet the challenges posed by the curriculum D. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]