Opportunities in the teaching of medical specialties, regarding influenza and COVID-19 / Oportunidades perdidas en la enseñanza de especialidades médicas, a propósito de la influenza y COVID-19
Gac. méd. Méx
;
156(4): 317-323, Jul.-Aug. 2020. graf
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1249918
ABSTRACT
Abstract Medical specialties teaching is an area of health systems that deserves special consideration in light of the lessons learned from influenza and COVID-19; educational programs and implementation of the training strategies that are used must be reevaluated, since the level of training of most specialty students does not allow to consider them as personnel who can face these global problems. The number of specialization courses has exponentially grown, and their main threat is the cancellation or partial execution of their academic programs as a consequence of not implementing functional operational strategies during a contingency.
RESUMEN
Resumen La enseñanza en las especialidades médicas es un rubro de los sistemas de salud que merece consideraciones especiales de acuerdo con las lecciones aprendidas de la influenza y COVID-19. Deben reevaluarse los programas educativos y las estrategias de capacitación implementadas, ya que la preparación escolar de la mayoría de los alumnos no les permite ser considerados como personal que pueda enfrentar esos problemas globales. Los cursos de especialización han crecido en número, pero su principal amenaza es la suspensión de los programas académicos o que sean parcialmente cubiertos como consecuencia de no implementar estrategias operativas funcionales durante una contingencia.
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Main subject:
Specialization
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Students, Medical
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Education, Medical
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Gac. méd. Méx
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad/MX
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