La universidad médica como fuente de creación de valores

the cuban revolution has been an undepleted source of ideas for the benefit of the society where education and health are the most favoured sectors in this regard. hence, the educational and health work should not be considered as isolated spheres, rather an unbreakable link through which health education may be provided. the objective of this paper is to analyze the importance of the medical university as a fundamental element in the creation of values oriented to social benefit from ancient times up to the present. for this end, google search tool served to locate data sources covering topics such as university and society, history of medicine, world health statistics and medical teaching performance assessment.