Academic performance in Molecular Biology during the implementation of the curricular plan D at the Affiliated College of Medical Sciences of Puerto Padre
Background: the implementation of the plan D in the medical curriculum led to the emergence of the discipline of Biological Bases of Medicine which includes the subject of Molecular Biology.Objective: to describe the results of the academic achievement of the medical students in the subject of Molecular Biology at the Affiliated College of Medical Sciences of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, during the academic years 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.Methods: a longitudinal descriptive study was carried out at the aforementioned institution and during the three academic years herein declared. The study population was made up of 294 first-year students who took the exam in the first call. Descriptive statistics was used to process the data.Results: the academic achievement discreetly increased per assessed academic year, 85,3 % in 2016-2017, 85,71 % in 2017-2018 and 87,3 % in 2018-2019. The quality of the academic achievement was lower in the first academic year, 38,9 %, reaching 54,2 % and 52,9 % in the following years. The main difficulties of the subject were centered in the topics: Multicellular organisms, Enzyme kinetics and Molecular genetics. There was a prevalence of pupils who failed the exam living in distant places and traveling daily. The students preferred other subjects.Conclusions: the results of the academic performance in the subject of Molecular Biology were described, during the three academic years in which the plan D of the curriculum was implemented
