Becas de Investigación Quincke, un espacio donde el alumno se inicia como científico / Quincke Research Scholarship, an space where the student start to be a scientist

Introducción: Las Becas de Investigación Quincke son una iniciativa que se sustenta en la necesidad de la adquisición de habilidades para la investigación, lo que no está contemplado en la malla curricular de los estudiantes de Medicina en Cuba. Objetivo: Describir los aspectos más novedosos en cuanto a innovación de las becas Quincke, que se ha mantenido sostenidamente y en ascenso todos estos años para capacitar a los estudiantes como futuros científicos. Métodos: Este estudio es una investigación cualitativa. Se usa como instrumento de investigación la entrevista y los grupos focales y, además, se evalúa la evidencia documental disponible. Resultados: Hasta la fecha han asistido 101 estudiantes de Medicina y 24 médicos residentes de Angola, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Cuba, España, Estados Unidos, México, Uruguay y Vietnam. Han participado profesores de España, Ecuador y Perú a impartir gratuitamente sus conocimientos. A partir de datos originales no publicados, basándose en los principios de la ciencia abierta, los estudiantes deben llegar a los resultados a partir de una hipótesis. Para los estudiantes que provienen del exterior se ha posibilitado que soliciten travel grants gracias a un donativo de la American Physiological Society a partir del International Opportunity Program Award. Conclusiones: Las Becas de Investigación Quincke han demostrado ser un proyecto innovador sostenible basado en la ciencia abierta para la educación médica por la forma en que se desarrolla, donde los estudiantes son protagonistas de los resultados científicos. Es, además, un proyecto movilizador de personalidades procedentes de otros países(AU)

Introduction: Quincke Research Scholarship is an iniciative that was supported by the necessity to develop research abilities for the medicine students that was not included in the curricular net in Cuba Objective: To describe the most new aspects of the Quincke Scholarship to develop the starting of the students like future scientists Methods: This study is a qualitative research. Interviews, phocal groups and available documental study were employed. Resultads: 101 medicine students and 24 residents from Cuba, USA, China, Vietnam, Uruguay, Bolivia, Spain, Mexico, Colombia and Angola among other ones were participated. In addition, professors from Spain, Ecuador and Peru came for free to share their knowledges. Based on open science non-published original data was brought to the students in order to arrive to results from an hypothesis. For foreigner students they can apply to a travel grant thanks to the American Physiological Society by an International Opportunity Program Award. Conclusions: Quincke Research Scholarship was demonstrated to be an innovative and sustaintable project based on open science for medical education because by the way the students become protagonists of scientific results and to movilize personalities from other countries Quincke(AU)

Experiences of student nurses regarding the bursary system in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Background: During 2010, the South African nursing education system was restructured, changing student nurses from having supernumerary status to being bursary holders. Changes with the introduction of this new bursary system included institutional factors and benefits that could be removed from the students, potentially hampering students' sense of belonging.Aim: This study aimed to describe the experiences of students receiving bursaries in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province and to make recommendations for improving the system to bursary providers, educational institutions and practical settings based on these students' experiences of the bursary system.Setting: The experiences of student nurses regarding the bursary system are described within a specified setting comprising two nursing campuses in KZN.Method: A qualitative study design was used and seven focus group interviews were conducted with purposively selected participants, representing the target population of first-, second- and third-year male and female nursing students registered for the Diploma in Nursing (General, Psychiatric, Community) and Midwifery.Results: Two main themes and eight subthemes were identified. The findings indicated that some of the bursary system's experiences were negative as opposed to students having supernumerary status. These experiences had negative socio-economic, psychological, clinical, academic and family impacts. Many concerns related to staff members' attitudes, shortages of nurses and service demands during students' clinical practice assignments.Conclusions: The bursary system was not viewed as being beneficial to students as they did not receive all the benefits from being bursary holders. Support in clinical and academic areas was lacking as they were considered to be employees during their clinical assignments. There is an urgent need to review the bursary system

Tutorías y estipendio mensual: contribuciones a la trayectoria universitaria de jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad / Tutoring and monthly allowances: their contributions to the university pathways of young university students in situations of social vulnerability / Tutoria e bolsa mensal: suas contribuições para a trajetória universitária de jovens em situação de vulnerabilidade social

Este artículo tiene como objetivo presentar los resultados de la evaluación de un Programa implementado en Argentina que promueve la inclusión y la permanencia universitaria de jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad social mediante dos recursos: estipendio mensual y tutorías. Presentamos los resultados de una investigación principalmente cualitativa ‒ combina grupos focales y entrevistas en profundidad‒ complementada con datos cuantitativos ‒ encuestas autoadministradas‒. Damos cuenta de las implicancias que los recursos del Programa tienen en las trayectorias universitarias, distinguiendo dos grupos: el referido a los usos y efectos en aspectos cotidianos de su vida material, y el vinculado a las contribuciones en términos de recursospara su subjetividad y socialización.

This article intends to analyze the results from an impact evaluation of a program implemented in Argentina that promotes higher education inclusion for young scholars living in situations of social vulnerability. The program seeks to achieve this goal through providing two different resources to participating students: a monthly stipend and a working as a tutor. This article presents the results of a primary qualitative research study involving focus groups and interviews, complemented with a quantitative survey that demonstrates the effects of these resources on university pathways for these two groups of students. We divide the effects into two groups: one, relates to the usage and outcomes for their material living conditions and the other is how these resources are used for resources for socialization and subjectivity.

Este artigo pretende analisar o resultado da avaliação do impacto de um programa implementado na Argentina, o qual promove a inclusão e permanência de jovens em situação de vulnerabilidade social no ensino superior, por meio de dois recursos: uma bolsa mensal e uma rede de tutoria. São apresentados os resultados de uma pesquisa principalmente qualitativa (utilizando grupos focais e entrevistas em profundidade) complementada com uma pesquisa quantitativa (pesquisa autoadministrada). Percebe‒se que as implicações que os recursos do programa têm na trajetória universitária se distingue em dois grupos: o primeiro, refere‒se aos usos e resultados relacionados a aspectos cotidianos de sua vida material, e o segundo, está vinculado às contribuições do programa em termos de recursos para a socialização e subjetividade.