Editorial

Abstract

The Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad (CMDLT) is an integrated, multidisciplinary, top- quality health care, management, and academic institution made up by a human resources team identified with and committed to ethical and moral values and social conviction whose activities are developed under a sustainable, non-profit care model at local and regional level and is organized by different medical specialties to respond to the needs of the community and oriented towards the development of educational and research programs in health and community medicine.

For 55 years, the institution has made contributions to three main areas: social programs, research, and education. In the area of education, the CMDLT offers 10 care residency programs (graduate training) and more than 20 professional development programs. As expected, each of these academic programs is supported both by research and the search for the acquisition of new scientific knowledge that may be beneficial in the treatment of our patients. These projects are presented annually at the institution's scientific conferences. Many of these research projects have received recognition and awards both nationally and internationally and have been published by different scientific journals.

The natural growth of academic opportunities and research projects has led us to create a scientific journal as a means of dissemination that meets the most demanding standards: The “Revista Científica Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad”. Our  journal’s Editorial Committee is made up by prestigious national personalities and   performs in accordance with international recommendations (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)). The journal is aimed at all health professionals, teachers, and students of medical, dental, psychological, bioanalysis and nursing specialties at national and international level. The journal will be published continuously in open-access format and will be made up by original articles, reviews, clinical cases, and epidemiological data resulting from research in health sciences. The journal includes articles on clinical sciences, surgical sciences, basic sciences, public health, applied health technology, and teaching and assistance activities.

The Directorate of Education and Research is proud to present these first issues.