Academic results during the epidemic period at the Faculty of Medical Sciences Miguel Enríquez
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https://doi.org/10.56294/dm202327Keywords:
Academic Results, Medical Sciences, Medical Education, Analysis of Academic Results, Decision-MakingAbstract
Introduction: the years 2020 and 2021 were characterized by the COVID-19 epidemic in Cuba, which caused the adaptation of academic courses, with the premise of making the training process more flexible, based on the suspension of face-to-face activities and the modification of the teaching curriculum.
Objective: to describe the state exam results during the epidemic period.
Methods: an observational, descriptive, retrospective study was carried out based on analyzing the promotion reports and the official models 36.19 and 36.20 of the Postgraduate Department, corresponding to 2020-2021.
Results: 173 residents took the state examination, 111 from medical specialties and 62 from stomatological specialties, with promotion of 100 %. 49,7 % obtained final grades above 95 points and 78,0 % above 90 points in the state exam. The residents of the Dermatology and Intensive and Emergency Medicine specialties received the best teaching results.
Conclusions: the Faculty of Medical Sciences "Miguel Enríquez", during the epidemic period, graduated, with quality, all the residents who took the state exam
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