Introduction:

The profile of the surgical instrument professional is based on the specific competencies of the graduate to obtain an optimal job performance according to the academic training received in undergraduate.

Objective:

To identify the occupational profiles of professionals in Surgical Instrumentation in Boyacá Din Colombia for the first half of 2017.

Materials and method:

A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, with a sample of 140 professionals in surgical instrumentation from the Boyaca Department, with a 95% confidence level applying a 12-item survey test.

Results:

A predominance of the healthcare area is observed with 62.1% and technical support with 20.7%, likewise professionals have got a job in the areas of teaching 6%, administrative area 3.6% marketing and, sales 2%.

Conclusion:

Concerning the job profiles of the surgical instrument professional in Boyacá, professionals who work in the healthcare area predominate, this is of great concern since it reveals little performance of surgical instrument professionals in new fields of action that give the profession more boom At the national and international level.

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