Observational studyBMC research notes2017
Profile and professional expectations of medical students from 11 Latin American countries: the Red-LIRHUS project.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evolution of professional expectations among medical students at a Peruvian university: A six-year longitudinal study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- A National Epidemiologic Mixed-methods Study on Depression, Anxiety, Substance Use, Treatment Needs and Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Among Medical Students.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Article
- [Teaching assistants in Argentina have greater intentions to migrate abroad as physicians than other medical students]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2024Article
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- Medical student researchers in Colombia and associated factors with publication: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2017Article
- Differences on Primary Care Labor Perceptions in Medical Students from 11 Latin American Countries.PloS one · 2016Observational
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Abstract
backgroundLatin America is undergoing a human resource crisis in health care in terms of labor shortage, misdistribution and poor orientation to primary care. Workforce data are needed to inform the planning of long-term strategies to address this problem. This study aimed to evaluate the academic and motivational profile, as well as the professional expectations, of Latin American medical students.
resultsWe conducted an observational, cross-sectional, multi-country study evaluating medical students from 11 Spanish-speaking countries in 2011-2012. Motivations to study medicine, migration intentions, intent to enter postgraduate programs, and perceptions regarding primary care were evaluated via a self-administered questionnaire. Outcomes were measured with pilot-tested questions and previously validated scales. A total of 11,072 valid surveys from 63 medical schools were gathered and analyzed.
conclusionsThis study describes the profile and expectations of the future workforce being trained in Latin America. The obtained information will be useful for governments and universities in planning strategies to improve their current state of affairs regarding human resources for health care professions.
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