The Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital in the Holguin municipality of Gibara is promoting a comprehensive program to contribute to the training of young doctors as part of its comprehensive preparation strategy for the healthcare sector.
Melvys Sablón García, head of the teaching department at this healthcare institution, told CNA that the center hosts third-, fourth-, and sixth-year rotations. According to the schedules established by the university.
She emphasized that these students, after completing two years in the provincial capital. Continue their studies in their municipality, which represents an advantage in avoiding personal transportation expenses and the possibility of responding to the need for positions in this coastal town.
The director, also a microbiology specialist, noted that the students train in the orthopedics and traumatology services. Where they perfect their techniques and learn how to interact with patients.
For young people who show a preference for a particular branch, an assistantship is established through which they enter the specialty better prepared, she noted.
In addition, the center provides follow-up care for the fifth year of medical school during their transition to primary health care. Both in the municipal seat and in the Velasco Popular Council, part of the town.
The Gibara Hospital, founded by José Ramón Machado Ventura on July 26th, 1960, initially had five services. Currently, patients receive treatment in 42 specialties, and plans to continue expanding services by restoring the delivery room and expanding its capacity to monitor high-risk pregnant women.
With information from the Cuban News Agency
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