[Teaching practices and the position concerning medical education]. / La práctica docente y la postura ante la educación médica.

OBJECTIVE: Estimate the degree of development of a position concerning medical education, in a phisician population. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study at with 1580 physicians; we selected 395 participants by non-proportional stratified sampling of an IMSS health facility; 244 (62 %) was medical professors, included 15 physicians responsible for education. A previously validated instrument was applied to these participants. Three indicators were evaluated: agreement in general, most popular trend, and consequence. Group grading was done blindly. Kuder-Richardson test was utilized to calculate the value of internal instrument consistency and nonparametric statistics < 0.05. RESULTS: Answering tendency in agreement were similar among physicians; heads or managers were statistically significant. The most popular trend was participative. In terms of consequence in physicians, there were some without consequent sentences in pair. CONCLUSIONS: The most popular trend was participative, although it would appear that this has not been pondered, in that on exploring the indicator, that of consequence. Teaching practices do not have any significant influence on the development of a position concerning medical education.

[Achieving an educative strategy in undergraduate medical interns with respect to patients with diabetes]. / Alcances de una estrategia educativa frente a pacientes diabéticos en estudiantes de medicina internos de pregrado.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the achievement of an educative strategy that promoted participation of the development of the clinical aptitude of undergraduate medical students with regard to patients with diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a quasi-experimental study with two groups of undergraduate medical students. We validated an instrument to explore clinical attitude concerning diabetes mellitus (ACDIME) with 30 items for each of six indicators. The instrument was applied at two general hospitals, before and after carrying out the educative strategies. In the experimental group, we conducted an educative strategy that promotes participation in developing clinical aptitude, while the customary strategy was developed in the control group. RESULTS: ACDIME consistency was 0.80. Both study groups were similar before the educative strategies (p = 0.165). Statistically significant differences existed after the strategies in all indicators were evaluated, in favor of the experimental group. The tendency to change, with a criterion of 50% or more, was only statistically significant in the experimental group (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The ACDIME instrument is valid and reliable. The educative strategy that promoted participation is clearly superior to the customary strategy with regard to achievement.

Aptitudes clínicas en alumnos de cursos postécnicos de enfermería pediátrica / Clinical aptitudes in students of post-technical pediatric nursing courses

Introducción: Uno de los fines de la investigación educativa es conocer los resultados del proceso de formación, como lo es el curso postécnico de enfermería pediátrica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS). Esta aproximación se realizó bajo un enfoque participativo de la educación. Objetivo: Estimar el grado de desarrollo de las aptitudes clínicas en los alumnos de los cursos postécnicos de enfermería pediátrica del IMSS. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, transversal, comparativo con un censo de 62 alumnos. Se validó un instrumento con casos clínicos para explorar el desarrollo de aptitudes clínicas de los alumnos en el cuidado de pacientes pediátricos. Resultados: No se encontró ninguna diferencia estadísticamente significativa comparando las tres sedes del curso. El grado de desarrollo de las aptitudes clínicas de los alumnos resultó de muy bajo a bajo. Los indicadores con menor dominio fueron valoración de enfermería e integración diagnóstica. Conclusiones: El curso no parece tener influencia sobre un desarrollo aceptable de aptitudes clínicas de los alumnos en el cuidado del paciente pediátrico. Se hacen sugerencias para mejorar la forma de acercarse a los contenidos teóricos y prácticos, durante el curso postécnico de enfermería pediátrica.

Introduction: One of the objectives from the educational research is to know the results of the edifying process as in the Post-technical Pediatric Nursing Course from Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS). This approach was done under a participative focus of education. Objective: To estimate the level of development of clinical aptitudes in students from Post-technical Pediatric Nursing Course from IMSS. Methodology: Descriptive, transversal, and comparative study with 62 students. An instrument was validated with clinical cases to explore the development of clinical aptitudes in students who were taking care of pediatric patients. Results: It was not found any statistically significant difference among the three courses took place. The level of development of clinical aptitudes in students resulted from too low to low. Indicators with less dominance were nursing assessment and diagnostic integration. Conclusions: The course is not alike to have an influence over an acceptable development of clinical aptitudes in students who care pediatric patients. Suggestions are made to improve the way to get close to the practical and theoretical contents during the Post-technical Pediatric Nursing Course.

¿El dominio de la lectura crítica va de la mano con la proximidad a la investigación en salud? / Critical reading skill goes along with the proximity to health research?

Objective. The evaluation of a reading skill to critically read theoretical texts, interpretation; at different groups linked to investigation and, explore if a closer, longer experience with this, can influence this skill development. Material and methods. An instrument that comprises a text on epistemologic aspects and the relation of science with society, was validated. It was applied on four natural groups, selected by a degree of involvement they had shown in health research: students at "pre-degree" (n = 23); students at post-degree (n = 19), academic administrative assessors (n = 17), and professional researchers (n = 20). Results. Reliability coeficients of the instrument were 0.91 y 0.94. From 74 as maximum score expected, medians of groups were 19 for pre-grade and post-grade students, 17 for assessors, and 21 for researchers (p = 0.50). Conclusions. The not sufficient ability to critically read a text, that we supposed was more or lest related to all studied groups, come to be highly relevant, when a need for the researcher to acquire plain understanding, of the importance of his actions is acknowledged. And on the other hand, the fact that students on upper levels, be conscious of the reason why science is beforehand included in their education.

Objetivo. Valorar una habilidad propia de la lectura crítica de textos teóricos, la interpretación; en distintos grupos vinculados con la investigación y explorar si una experiencia más cercana y prolongada con ésta, se relaciona con el desarrollo de esa habilidad. Material y métodos. Se validó un instrumento que contiene un texto sobre aspectos epistemológicos y la relación de la ciencia con la sociedad. Se aplicó en cuatro grupos naturales, escogidos por el grado en que aparentemente se habían involucrado con la investigación en salud: estudiantes de pregrado (n = 23); estudiantes de posgrado (n = 19), asesores académico-administrativos (n = 17) e investigadores profesionales (n = 20). Resultados. Los coeficientes de confiabilidad del instrumento fueron de 0.91 y 0.94. De una puntuación máxima esperada de 74, las medianas de los grupos fueron: 19 para los estudiantes de pregrado y de posgrado, 17 para los asesores y 21 para los investigadores (p = 0.50). Conclusiones. La insuficiente habilidad para interpretar un texto con una temática que supusimos más o menos de interés para los grupos estudiados, toma gran relevancia cuando se reconoce la necesidad de que el investigador adquiera plena conciencia de la trascendencia de sus acciones. Y, por otra parte, el que los estudiantes de nivel superior también sean conscientes del porqué se antepone la ciencia en su formación.

[Critical reading skill goes along with the proximity to health research?]. / El dominio de la lectura crítica va de la mano con la proximidad a la investigación en salud?

OBJECTIVE: The evaluation of a reading skill to critically read theoretical texts, interpretation; at different groups linked to investigation and, explore if a closer, longer experience with this, can influence this skill development. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An instrument that comprises a text on epistemologic aspects and the relation of science with society, was validated. It was applied on four natural groups, selected by a degree of involvement they had shown in health research: students at "pre-degree" (n = 23); students at post-degree (n = 19), academic administrative assessors (n = 17), and professional researchers (n = 20). RESULTS: Reliability coeficients of the instrument were 0.91 y 0.94. From 74 as maximum score expected, medians of groups were 19 for pre-grade and post-grade students, 17 for assessors, and 21 for researchers (p = 0.50). CONCLUSIONS: The not sufficient ability to critically read a text, that we supposed was more or lest related to all studied groups, come to be highly relevant, when a need for the researcher to acquire plain understanding, of the importance of his actions is acknowledged. And on the other hand, the fact that students on upper levels, be conscious of the reason why science is beforehand included in their education.