Caracterización y medición de impacto laboral de los egresados del posgrado de endodoncia de la Universidad Santo Tomás Bucaramanga desde el 2017 al 2022

Abstract

Introduction: Tracking graduates is a fundamental tool in analyzing the quality of higher education programs. It can be a diagnostic method of the work reality that serves to improve the study plan or implement new educational models Objective: to characterize and measure the work impact of graduates of the endodontics postgraduate program at the Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, from 2017 to 2022. Materials and methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out where the sample was collected by convenience and was made up of 43 graduates of the endodontics postgraduate program at the Santo Tomás University, Bucaramanga headquarters, between the years 2017 to 2022. For A virtual survey was used to collect the data through Google Forms. Results: the findings show that the majority 83.72% (36) stated that they received job promotions for having completed the postgraduate degree in endodontics. In addition to this, 97.67% (42) mentioned having increased their income, 90.70% (39). The majority (48.84%) felt very satisfied overall with the specialization. Conclusions: The graduates of the endodontics postgraduate course from 2017 to 2022 from the Santo Tomás University, Bucaramanga headquarters, present a high level of satisfaction with respect to the academic training and the work and economic impact that the specialization provided them