The postgraduate course in front of COVID-19 in Granma

Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This research was carried out with the objective of socializing the scientific community with the actions in postgraduate training implemented and their results in the confrontation with COVID-19 in Granma. A descriptive study was carried out. The periodization of actions described and their results took into account the stages of training declared in the Prevention Plan for the contingency of COVID-19 in Cuba. The data was collected from reports generated by postgraduate departments of the Centers of Medical Education in Granma, and were taken to graphs for a better interpretation of the socialized information. 589 managers were trained. In the Primary and Secondary Health Care 14 thousand 861 and 5 thousand 672 professionals respectively. In the second stage, 34 thousand 708 workers were trained, distributed among doctors (28.2%), nurses (23.1%), other professionals (14.4%), technicians (11.5%) and workers (21.2 %). 279 thousand 695 workers belonging to Organizations of the Central State Administration trained. Affiliated to mass and student organizations, 40,572 were trained. In the third stage, 95.1% of ambulance base workers, 99.8% of basic services workers, and 98.8% of workers were trained. Necrological and Community Services. Actions were taken to continue academic training at the university. The study concluded with the socialization of actions in postgraduate training and its results in the confrontation with COVID-19. The pedagogical and scientific preparation of the cloister to face large contingencies and the humanistic and solidarity commitment of the residents were shown.