16 de Abril journal, their paper in the development of the movement scientific student university student of the Medical Sciences in Cuba

Abstract

Introduction: the student scientific movement in Cuba has undergone a process of transformations where Medical Sciences play an important role.

Objective: To describe the role played by the April 16 magazine in the development of the university student scientific movement of Medical Sciences in Cuba.

Material and method: A review study was carried out from March to July 2018. Articles available in Google Academic, Scielo, LILACS and the Virtual Health Library (VHL) of Cuba were consulted. Articles or monographs published in Spanish were taken into account. In the case of databases, the descriptors used in the search engines were (“scientific and technical publications” OR “April 16 magazine” OR “serial publication”) AND (“students”). In total, 11 publications were worked on.

Development: Being the oldest in Latin America, April 16 was founded in 1961 by medical students in order to defend the ideology of the Cuban Revolution. Later it changed its character to a publication for scientific purposes, disseminating medical research carried out by Cuban university students. His activity also included organizing the National Forum of Medical Sciences for more than 20 years.

Conclusions: The April 16 magazine has contributed inanimportant and uninterrupted way to the development of the student scientific movement in Medical Sciences in Cuba, being a reference of scientific publication in Latin America.