Vigencia de las tradiciones pedagógicas: una dialéctica entre paradigmas de la educación y la pedagogía con la formación médica contemporánea

Western medicine is constantly evolving. Scientific and technological advances have improved the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, but have also posed new humanistic challenges. In this context, pedagogy has become a fundamental pillar in the training of health professionals. This pedagogy has a unique purpose, which isthe holistic training of future doctors, who must be professionals capable of responding to contemporary challenges with professionalism, empathy, and passion for what they do. This educational reflection explores the relevance of pedagogical theories in the training of health professionals. It focuses on the approaches of seven works: Platon, Vygotsky, Stone, Masschelein, Herbart, Dewey, Daguaand Obando. These paradigms, although strengthenedin different times and contexts, converge on a fundamental point: to give a purpose to education and pedagogy from different contexts, based on the importance of training competent, empathetic, and ethical health professionals.