Impact Assessment of the Program of the Master’s Degree in Diagnostic Means from the Matanzas Medical University

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academic quality, evaluation and accreditation, postgraduate education, master’s degree program, impact assessment, procedure.

Abstract

Introduction: Health postgraduate studies, especially the development of master’s degree programs, are sources of research for assessing impact, due to their importance for academic quality and the continuous improvement of training programs.

Objective: To assess the impact at the individual, institutional and social-community level produced by the program of the master’s degree in Diagnostic Means from the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas.

Methods: An analytical, longitudinal and prospective project for assessing impact was carried out during the period from 2019 to 2022, with the application of a selected procedure that allowed demonstrating the quality of the master’s degree program under study. Theoretical, empirical and statistical methods were applied to determine the quality of the training program and its transformations.

Results: The assessment of the impact of the master’s degree program made it possible to know essential elements for the development of the program at the institution and the features that characterize the existing procedures for that purpose; likewise, relevant information was obtained on the influence of the program and the transformations obtained at the personal, institutional and social-community levels.

Conclusions: The assessment of the impact of the master’s degree under study, with the application of the selected procedure, was a pertinent way to measure the outcomes of the program and its influence on personal, institutional and social-community development, which allowed feedback for the continuous improvement of the training program.

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Author Biographies

Layvis Rodríguez González, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Jefa de departamento

María Elena del Huerto Marimón, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Metodóloga de pos grado

Renier Rodríguez Gómez, Universidad de Matanzas

Profesor universitario

Lizbet María León Herrera, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Metodóloga de pos grado

Published

2023-10-18

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Rodríguez González L, del Huerto Marimón ME, Rodríguez Gómez R, León Herrera LM. Impact Assessment of the Program of the Master’s Degree in Diagnostic Means from the Matanzas Medical University. Educación Médica Superior [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 18 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];37(4). Available from: https://ems.sld.cu/index.php/ems/article/view/3848

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