Non-pedagogical variables related to academic performance in Cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and renal systems

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Educación Médica Superior, Educación Médica, Aprendizaje, Rendimiento académico, Estudiantes de medicina

Abstract

Introduction: as of the 2020-2021
academic year. The E study plan is
implemented in the Medicine career
where the Basic Biomedical Sciences
continue to be integrated into the
Biological Bases of Medicine discipline.
The cardiovascular, respiratory,
digestive and renal systems subject is
taught in the third semester.
Objective: describe non-pedagogical
variables related to the teaching results
of the subject cardiovascular,
respiratory, digestive and renal systems
during the 2022 academic year.
Method: a cross-sectional descriptive
observational study was carried out in
72 second year medical students.
Academic variables (academic
performance, route of entry to the
university), identification (sex), socio-
family (university educational level of
the parents’, living with both parents,
place of origin), psychological (option in
the choice of career, interest in the
career, systematic study habits, class
attendance, technology to support
independent study). The information
was obtained from the attendance and
evaluation record, promotion report, as
well as from a questionnaire.
Descriptive statistic was used for
processing.
Results: high academic performance
was achieved by 54 students who
entered pre-university (75.00%), all with
good class attendance, 52 (94.54%)
applied for the degree as a first option
and 47 (85.45%) for professional
interest. 83.63% studied systematically,
94.54% relied on mobile technology and
98.09% lived with their parents where
in 81.81% of the cases one of the
parents was a university student.
Conclusions: non-pedagogical variables
related to satisfactory teaching results
in Cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive
and renal systems were described.
Keywords: Higher Medical Education; Medical Education; Learning; Academic
performance; Medical students

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Manuel Alejandro Pérez Velázquez, Filial de Ciencias Médicas Puerto Padre

Estudiante de tercer año de la carrera de medicina

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2025-01-27

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Pérez Velázquez MA, Ortiz Cabrera Y, Gallego Sánchez JA, Martínez Ricardo EH, Cabrera Hidalgo M, Ochoa Hechavarría DR. Non-pedagogical variables related to academic performance in Cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and renal systems. EsTuSalud [Internet]. 2025 Jan. 27 [cited 2025 Feb. 3];7. Available from: https://revestusalud.sld.cu/index.php/estusalud/article/view/384

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