Introduction: Currently, competence-based education has been one of the variants used by educational institutions to respond to the challenges imposed by higher education. The medical university does not escape from this process, committed to the formation of a more competent professional, thus guaranteeing better occupational performance. The vertical internship aims to bring together the two formations, undergraduate education and postgraduate medical education, as a part integrated to the formation of the future professional, without affecting the curricular formation. Objective: To establish the theoretical foundations for the design of competences, both academic and professional, in the Pediatrics vertical internship. Authors' position: Professional competences in Pediatrics vertical internship constitute a need that responds to current trends in higher medical education and, in particular, in undergraduate training, for which creative students are required, with high ethical and social responsibility, as well as with an effective mastery of the specific professional competences within their profession. Conclusions: Professional competences in the Pediatrics vertical internship is a concept that should be understood, developed and applied by medical professionals, as part of their daily work. It responds well to the needs for developing higher medical education and its current trends. © 2025, Editorial Ciencias Medicas. All rights reserved.
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