Professional development and academic satisfaction from a wound programme in Latin America: 10 years of experience

J Wound Care. 2023 Jun 1;32(Sup6):S4-S9. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2023.32.Sup6.S4.

Abstract

Objective: Latin America had only one Spanish-speaking postgraduate academic programme on managing wounds and ostomies until 2021. Since then, two more programmes have been developed; one in Colombia and another in Mexico. Therefore, studying alumni outcomes becomes highly relevant. We aimed to describe the alumni's professional development and academic satisfaction from a Wound, Ostomy and Burn Therapy postgraduate programme in Mexico City, Mexico.

Method: An electronic survey was sent to all alumni from January-July 2019 from the School of Nursing of Universidad Panamericana. Employability, academic development and satisfaction following completion of the academic programme were evaluated.

Results: From 88 respondents, 77 of whom were nurses, 86 (97.7%) answered that they were working, and 86.4% were working in an area related to the studied programme. Regarding general satisfaction, 88% were totally satisfied/satisfied with the programme and 93.2% would recommend it.

Conclusion: Alumni from the Wound, Ostomy and Burn Therapy postgraduate programme are satisfied with the academic curriculum and have good professional development, demonstrated by a high employment rate.

Keywords: curriculum; education; enterostomal therapy; enterostomy; graduate studies; wound; wound care; wound dressing; wound healing.

MeSH terms

  • Curriculum*
  • Humans
  • Latin America
  • Personal Satisfaction*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires