Lazo HLA, Hernández CEP, Linares CLP, Díaz PG

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Natural and Traditional Medicine is currently applied as a curricular strategy in medical science studies, it responds to the 138th guideline of the policies of the Cuban Communist Party. Objective: to design educational software on the main points of acupuncture and digital acupuncture to develop theoretical and practical skills in medical students. Method: a study of technological development was carried out at Pinar del Rio University of Medical Sciences, from October 2014 to February 2015. As a target group, all the students of the medical professions and professors who taught contents related to the subject were taken included; the sample of 60 students and 30 professors was chosen in a simple randomized approach, theoretical and empirical methods were used, a percentage statistical analysis was done, the software was designed and applied considering the needs of learning. Results: a high percentage of students who mastered the main contents on the acupuncture and digital acupuncture techniques were determined, which were deficient before their application, besides of having acceptance by the student body and the professors, because it was considered as a useful tool for the study of Natural and Traditional Medicine in medical studies. Conclusions: a learning resource was designed to interact with acupuncture and digital acupuncture, with easy access and transportation, useful to students and professors, which allowed the improvement of the educational process in the subjects of the medical studies.