Timely improvement in English to meet the demands of international collaboration in Villa Clara

Authors

  • Tamara Guevara de León University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9425-7071
  • Lisvette Cruz Camacho University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Andrés Hernández Ramírez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Madelin Quintero Rodríguez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Aimeé Liliana Jiménez Artime University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Sandra Chaviano Rodriguez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6254-0086

Keywords:

language, education, professional, strategies, capacitation, learning, medical

Abstract

Background: the Cuban collaboration demands improving the command of the English language among those health professionals who fulfill internationalist missions.
Objective
: to present the results of a methodological strategy to improve the command of the English language in health professionals who fulfill internationalist missions.
Methods
: a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design was carried out at Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences from January 2019 to June 2021. Theoretical and empirical methods were applied for the foundation of the research and information collection, and mathematical-statistical methods; the information obtained was presented in tables with absolute and relative values.
Results
: during the year 2019, 18 courses were completed, with 128 graduates, 61 of them with A2 level. In 2020, the Diploma in English for professionals from Brazil was completed with 55 participants, most with B1 level. 192 professionals also graduated in English courses, 63.54 % were doctors, most of them specialists in Comprehensive General Medicine. Level B1 predominated with 63 trainees. At the end of June 2021, 70 professionals were participating in English courses, most of them doctors (70.0 %)
Conclusions
: the training programmed for this period was fulfilled, responding to the identified learning needs, the graduates were certified and the internationalist preparation agreements between the Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences and the Provincial Department of Collaboration were fulfilled.

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Author Biographies

Tamara Guevara de León, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. Second Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Master in Satisfactory Longevity. Assistant Professor. Associate Researcher. Methodologist of the Graduate Department. Academic Vice President.

Lisvette Cruz Camacho, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Education. English Language Specialty. Master in Higher Education. Assistant Professor. Associate Researcher. Graduate Methodologist. Faculty of Technology - Nursing.

Andrés Hernández Ramírez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. Second Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine. Master in Public Health. Assistant Professor. Postgraduate Director. Academic Vice President.

Madelin Quintero Rodríguez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor of Medicine. First Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine. Assistant teacher. Graduate Methodologist. Teaching Department. Placetas Municipality. Villa Clara.

Aimeé Liliana Jiménez Artime, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. IGrade Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine. Assistant teacher. Graduate Methodologist. Teaching Department. "XX Anniversary" Polyclinic. Santa Clara. Villa Clara

Sandra Chaviano Rodriguez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Graduate in Nursing. Master in Higher Education. Assistant Professor. Associate Researcher. Graduate Methodologist. Faculty of Technology - Nursing.

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Published

2023-03-15

How to Cite

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Guevara de León T, Cruz Camacho L, Hernández Ramírez A, Quintero Rodríguez M, Jiménez Artime AL, Chaviano Rodriguez S. Timely improvement in English to meet the demands of international collaboration in Villa Clara. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 15 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];15(1):e2302. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2302

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