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BACKGROUND: Research is an important undergraduate competence for physicians. However, few studies have assessed the scientific production of medical students in Latin-America. Thus, this study had the objective to assess the rate and characteristics of research publications by undergraduate medical students in 2016, in Lima, Peru. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included all the students of the eight medical schools in Lima (Peru). The medical students included were collected from the registry of the National Medical Examination (taken during their last year of undergraduate studies) in 2016. To evaluate their research publications, systematic searches were performed in Google Scholar and PubMed during August 2018. RESULTS: We studied data from 1241 medical students (54.2% females) from eight medical schools. 173 (13.9%) students published at least one paper, 102 (8.2%) published at least one original paper, and 30 (2.4%) published at least one original paper in PubMed-Indexed journals. We registered a total of 174 papers authored by medical students, of which 98 (56.3%) were published in Peruvian journals, 128 (73.6%) were published in Spanish, 90 (51.7%) had a medical student as the first author, and 43 (24.7%) had a medical student as the corresponding author. The percentage of students with at least one publication was very heterogeneous across the eight medical schools evaluated (63.6%, 21.4%, 16.8%, 15.1%, 8.2%, 2.0%, 1.9%, and 0.0%). CONCLUSION: Among medical students in Lima, one out of seven had published at least one paper, one out of 12 had published at least one original paper, and one out of 40 had published at least one original paper in PubMed-Indexed journals. Scientific production was very heterogeneous across medical schools.
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Introducción: la residencia médica es un sistema formativo cuya principal finalidad es educar al médico, brindándole las herramientas necesarias para un óptimo proceso de formación durante su especialización. Objetivo: identificar las características del residentado médico en tres sedes docentes de Lima, Perú. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en tres sedes docentes de Lima, durante el mes de marzo de 2015. A los médicos residentes de cada sede se les aplicó una encuesta estructurada en tres secciones: datos generales, características laborales y características académicas de su programa de residentado. Resultados: la edad promedio fue 29,4 ± 3,4 y el 31 por ciento fue de sexo masculino. Solo el 57,1 por ciento refirió que le tomaron exámenes ocupacionales y la mayoría de los residentes no recibía alimentación en sus sedes. El 74,3 por ciento y 7,1 por ciento de los residentes indicó recibir capacitación en metodología de la investigación y salud ocupacional, de manera respectiva, pero en su mayoría no fueron calificadas como buenas. Conclusiones: existen ciertos déficits en el actual proceso de formación de los médicos residentes, sobre todo en aspectos relacionados a la prevención de riesgos ocupacionales, condiciones laborales y de infraestructura, y la promoción de la investigación(AU)
Introduction: The medical residency is an educational system whose main purpose is to educate the physician, providing the necessary tools for an optimal training process during their specialization. Objective: To identify the characteristics of medical residency in three teaching centers in Lima, Peru. Methods: We conducted a cross sectional descriptive study in three teaching centers in Lima during March 2015. A structured survey was applied in medical residents. The survey had three sections: General data, job characteristics and academic characteristics of their medical residency. Results: The mean age was 29.4 ± 3.4 and 31 percent were male. Occupational examinations were only taken in 57.1 pecent and most residents did not receive food in their centers. The 74.3 percent and 7.1 percent of residents reported receiving training in research methodology and occupational health respectively. However, both trainings were not rated as good by most of them. Conclusion: There are certain gaps in the ongoing training of medical residents, mainly on issues related to the prevention of occupational risks, working and infrastructure conditions, and research promotion(AU)
