Analysis of the impact on the labor market, academic, research and social projection of the graduates of the Pediatrics Specialization Program of the Universidad Libre, Cali, Colombia.
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https://doi.org/10.18041/2665-427X/ijeph.2.8776Keywords:
Medical-surgical specialization, education, graduates, impact, scientific production, research, social projection, laborAbstract
Background: The high quality of an academic program can be evidenced through its graduates, since it allows validating the training process based on their professional, research, innovation, and social projection experiences.
Objective: To determine the impact in the labor, academic, research and social projection fields of the graduates of the Pediatrics specialization of the Universidad Libre Seccional Cali, from 2005 to 2021.
Methods: Observational cross-sectional study of the graduates of the pediatric specialty of the Universidad Libre Seccional Cali between 2005 and 2021. The information was collected through the application of a survey and a search of the scientific publications made by the graduates in Google Scholar, PubMed and Scopus.
Results: 60 of 81 graduates of the program participated in the survey. A participation of 35.0% (21) and 71.7% (43) in the academic and social projection fields was found. Among the 81 graduates, it was found that 39.5% (32) had made at least one publication, identifying a total of 66 articles. The completion of a master's degree or second clinical specialization and working in a single company were identified as factors that increased the opportunity to publish (p<0.05). An increase in publications was observed over time.
Conclusions: The results found in this study show that the program o impacts through its graduates in the labor, academic, research and social projection fields of the region.
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