Tamara Guevara de LeónMario Enrique Sánchez BenítezEleida Valdés RodríguezMariela Rosa Oropesa Molerio2026-03-222026-03-222019http://www.revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/download/1248/pdf_431https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/67736The aging population facing Cuba in general and its province of Villa Clara as that of more aged inhabitants, requires a greater preparation of specialists in Comprehensive General Medicine for the attention to this population group that needs a particular care to achieve a healthy aging and with quality of life; For this reason, the authors considered it pertinent to report on a research carried out in three stages: the identification of learning needs of the referred physicians, the design of a group of postgraduate improvement activities to contribute to raising their preparation in comprehensive care for the elderly , and its approval by criteria of specialists for its implementation, in order to solve the problem analyzed.esPopulationGerontologyMedicinearticle