Background: Occupational identity is defined as the perception of occupational interests, abilities, goals, and values (Rev Med Chile 2018; 146: 379-386)

The inclusion of diversity in clinical trainingBackground: Educational inclusion, a concept that has changed over time, is becoming relevant. It initially considered only disability and now contemplates education for all people. Educational inclusion has special relevance in health care workers' training, who will have direct contact with heterogeneous populations, where diversity-oriented treatments are required. Aim: To describe how diversity is integrated into health care training in a clinical context. Material and Methods: A qualitative study, based on Grounded Theory. Two group interviews and thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted among 11 teachers and 25 students of health careers. Data was analyzed using Atlas-ti 7.5.2. A constant comparison method, reaching an axial coding level, was used. Results: The category of training in health careers in the context of diversity emerged. It is a process that operates in cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions. It accounts for the diversity of system actors and the model of a health professional and teacher facing diversity. Conclusions: These dimensions should be understood during clinical training. Socio-cultural diversity encompassing gender, sex, ethnicity, religion and disability should be considered. Therefore, educational inclusion is an important issue to be considered by universities.

Introducción. El estudio de la didáctica en ciencias de la salud ha sido abordado principalmente a través de las innovaciones en metodologías de enseñanza y evaluación. sin embargo, no se ha realizado una discusión teórico-empírica sobre la naturaleza de la didáctica que constituyen las diversas disciplinas en el área de la salud. Sujetos y métodos. Estudio cualitativo, basado en la teoría fundamentada. Participaron 31 docentes de seis carreras de ciencias de la salud, a los cuales se seleccionó según el criterio de máxima variación. los docentes fueron contactados personalmente, previo proceso de consentimiento informado. se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas y grupos focales diseñados por los investigadores. El plan de análisis se realizó a partir del método de comparación constante hasta llegar al nivel de codificación selectiva, utilizando el caqdas atlas-ti 7.5.2. Resultados. El fenómeno se configura en un contexto sociopolítico particular, con condiciones de las carreras de la salud, en un paradigma científico hegemónico. antecedentes causales: falta de delimitación del objeto de estudio, sus dimensiones y concepciones curriculares. Estrategias de acción: diseño de objetivos, organización de contenidos, metodologías de enseñanza y evaluación, habilidades del docente. Factores intervinientes: rol docente, funcionamiento curricular, características de la disciplina, clima educativo. consecuencias: positivas y negativas en diseños curriculares, progresión de los aprendizajes y consciencia didáctica. Conclusión. los resultados obtenidos evidencian la necesidad de reflexionar acerca de la educación médica, ya que permiten discutir la naturaleza científica y didáctica de las carreras de salud en chile. Palabras clave. ciencia. didáctica. investigación cualitativa.

relationship between occupational commitment and teaching practices among healthcare teachersBackground: A central aspect of professional identity is occupational commitment, which has a significant relationship with motivation and positive mental states in healthcare environments. However, it is not clear how occupational commitment is related to teaching practices in universities. Aim: To apply the Occupational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) to university teachers and relate its results with the Teaching Practices Questionnaire. Material and Methods: OCQ and Teaching Practices Questionnaire were answered by 319 university teachers from 13 Chilean regions, who were selected through a non-probabilistic volunteer sampling. Data collection was done after informed consent. An exploratory factor analysis was performed for OCQ. The internal consistency of each factor was calculated with Cronbach's Alpha. Spearman correlations were used to explore the relationship between the two questionnaires. Results: Two factors were identified in OCQ, namely Teacher Commitment and Ethical-Professional Commitment. Cronbach's Alpha was 0.85 for both factors. A moderate direct relationship between teacher commitment, ethical-professional commitment, and the Teaching Practices Questionnaire was found. Conclusions: OCQ showed an adequate internal consistency, and it was directly related with teaching practices. Committed teachers had better teaching practices. This confirms the importance of teachers' values and perceptions on their professional performance.