Virtual Health Classroom in the training of Health Information Systems students

Introduction: the use of the Virtual Health Classroom (VHC) has generated a change in the paradigm of the training of Health Information Systems students. Objective: to describe the state of the use of VHC in the training of Health Information Systems students. Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the Faculty of Health Technology, focused on the training of students of Health Information Systems. A population of 61 subjects taught in the career was covered, to a total of 41 students of plan E. The variables were studied: students registered in the VHC, mode of study, students enrolled in VHC courses, subjects by discipline of the career and subjects by academic year. Results: 100.0 % of the students of the day course and meeting modalities are registered in the VHC and are enrolled in the courses (subjects) corresponding to the academic year. 80.5% of the subjects of the 13 disciplines of the degree are present in the VHC, with constant interaction of students and professors. The fourth year stands out with 100.0% of the subjects in the VHC, with traceable evidence of use for teaching and learning. Conclusions: the state of the use of the VHC in the training of students of Health Information Systems was described, where considerable advances are seen in terms of the use of this virtual teaching and learning environment.