[The regionalization of the Natonal Program of Continuous Academic Development for the General Physician...

Continuous medical education is the foundation for good medicine. One of the objectives of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico is to achieve excellence in medicine, which requires solid academic preparation and appropriate strategies that enable it to reach the entire medical community. In 1994, the National Academy of Medicine established the National Program of Continuous Medical Education for the General Physician (PRONADAMEG), the sum of the efforts of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico, the Schools and Faculties of Medicine and of medical colleges and societies in Mexico, which have enabled the program to reach the most distant sites our national territory. After 6 years of continuous activities and of updating teaching, PRONADAMEG achieved leadership and national recognition in continuous medical education and decided to regionalize the program, promoting a closer relationship among sites throughout the region and taking into account epidemiologic, ethnic and idiosyncratic characteristics. The project of regionalization of the PRONADAMEG in the area of health is the instrument of institutional support that permits application of the Program with greater participation, creativity, and agility.