Occupational Training of Biostatistics Residents for COVID-19 Prevention

Authors

  • Verónica Aleyda Velázquez González Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín.
  • Luis Aníbal Alonso Betancourt
  • Prudencio Alberto Leyva Figueredo
  • George Augusto Velázquez Zúñiga
  • Rita María González Morales

Keywords:

occupational training, occupational competence, health prevention, COVID-19, Biostatistics.

Abstract

Introduction: Occupational training of Biostatistics residents for the development of COVID-19 preventive actions is a current challenge in the medical education process of professionals who are trained in this specialty, given the priority that this subject has within the national health system of Cuba.

Objective: To assess the state of occupational training of Biostatistics residents for COVID-19 prevention during the actions that they carry out in education at work.

Methods: A pre-experimental quantitative research was carried out using an intentional sample of ten Biostatistics residents from Holguín Province, with prior signing of informed consent. The method of direct observation in the field and the McNemar’s statistical test were used.

Results: Occupational competence for COVID-19 prevention was provided, as it must be assessed in the cases of Biostatistics residents, since it is not included in the current program; as well as the main achievements and deficiencies that they demonstrated during the actions carried out in education at work.

Conclusions: Occupational competence for COVID-19 prevention is a new quality that characterizes occupational training of Biostatistics residents in contemporary times. It is a cross-sectional competence that must be incorporated into their work profile, insofar it must be developed and assessed during the actions carried out in education at work, combined with higher medical teaching and research work.

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Author Biography

Verónica Aleyda Velázquez González, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín.

Especialista de primer grado en Bioestadística. Doctora en Medicina. Coordinadora de la Especialidad de Bioestadística.

Published

2021-06-07

How to Cite

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Velázquez González VA, Alonso Betancourt LA, Leyva Figueredo PA, Velázquez Zúñiga GA, González Morales RM. Occupational Training of Biostatistics Residents for COVID-19 Prevention. Educación Médica Superior [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 7 [cited 2025 Feb. 26];35. Available from: https://ems.sld.cu/index.php/ems/article/view/2796

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