Impact of the Histology specialty program on the scientific preparation of its graduates. Holguín,2024

Abstract

Introduction: The evaluation of the impact of postgraduate medical education responds to the policy of the economic, political, social and cultural development of the country. In the process, the changes that occur in the graduate sometime after the training program has been executed are assessed.

Objective: determine the impact of the Histology specialty training program on the scientific preparation of its graduates.

Methods: A questionnaire was applied to 15 professionals, including managers and graduates to obtain information on the variable impact of the specialty program on scientific preparation. Data processing included percentage analysis, relative frequencies, and Cronbach index for reliability. A scale was developed to measure the level of impact based on these statistics.

Results: The average relative frequency of 0.82 qualifies the impact as "very high", so the graduates recognized the positive influence of the specialty to apply the knowledge and skills of the research in their work as professionals. The value of Cronbach's Alpha (0.88) endorses the internal consistency of the instrument applied.

Conclusions: The impact evaluation evidenced the positive influence of the specialization program in Histology on the development and scientific growth of its