Intereses y perspectiva sobre la carrera de medicina: un contraste entre estudiantes de medicina de primero y séptimo año
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Toso, Alberto
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Intereses y perspectiva sobre la carrera de medicina: un contraste entre estudiantes de medicina de primero y séptimo año
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Background: The interests that motivate medical students to study this career are
diverse and they may change during the seven years of study. In Chile, 22 universities
offer medicine and the number of graduated students has increased by more than 50%
over the last 10 years. Aim: To determine the motivational profi le of medical students
at admission, and at the end of their career. Subjects and Methods: A voluntary
anonymous survey was applied to 275 fi rst and 140 seventh year medical students
from one traditional public and two private schools. Results: The main reason for
applying to medical school was social interest (68.7%), followed by interest in science
and academia. Thirty six percent of students from seventh year would not study
medicine again. In the seventh year, the interest in medical care persists in 88% of
students, followed by academic interests in 64%. Only 24% had research interests.
Fifty nine and 57% of students projected their medical work in private and public
hospital settings, respectively. Only 11% projected themselves as doing research. Sixty
nine percent of students would like to receive more information about post graduate
education. Conclusions: There is a low interest in research and a high percentage
of seventh year students that would not apply to medicine again. Medical schools
should perform a systematic analysis of students’ interests to improve faulty areas.
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URI: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/160100
DOI: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000500008
ISSN: 00349887
07176163
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Rev Med Chile 2012; 140: 609-615
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