108) Educational and learning environment at the medical school of Sucre (Bolivia).

TERÁN, C. ; GORENA, D. ; ARCE, J. . ; DÍAZ-VÉLIZ, G. ; MORA, S. ; GARGIULO P.A. ; BIANCHI, A.R. ; LAFUENTE, J.V. ; ESCANERO, J.F.

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108) 2009. Terán, C.; Gorena, D.; Arce, J.; Díaz-Véliz, G.; Mora, S.; Gargiulo, P.A.; Bianchi, A.R.; Lafuente, J.V.; Escanero, J.F. Educational and learning environment at the medical school of Sucre (Bolivia). Communication Abstract 10CC7. AMEE 2009. International Association for Medical Educaction. Málaga. España. 29 de agosto a 2 de septiembre de 2009. XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Educación Médica (SEDEM). Educación Médica. Vol. 12 (2): SL 2009. S322. 2009.- Background. The Medical School of the San Francisco Xavier of Chuquisaca University has always pretended to adopt to the educational changes of regional and global contexts. Objective. The objective was to describe the educational environment and associate it to some socio-economic variables. Methodology. A cross-sectional study was developed, applying the ?Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure? DREEM inventory to medical students in 2008. From the total (N=2401), waqs obtained a sample (N=387) randomly selective by year: first/71, second/85, third/41, fourth/57, fifth/92 and sixth (internship)/41. Simultaneously, information of some socio-economic and demographic variables, and choice of career were collected. Results. The DREEM overall score was 131/200 (SD ± 21.2, IC 95%, 129-1333) the students perceive the educational environment ?more positive than negative?. Fig. 1. The punctuations by domains were: Student?s perceptions of learning 29.3/48 (SD±6.4 IC95% 29-30) ?a more positive perception?; Student?s perceptions of course organizers 25.5/44 (SD±6.8 IC95% 24.8-26.1) ?moving in the right direction?; Academic self perceptions 24.3/32 (SD±3.9 IC95% 23.9-24.7) ?more in the positive side?; Perceptions of the environment 33.7/48 (SD ± 6.9 IC95% 33.0-34.4) ?a good feeling overall?; and Social self-perceptions 18.5/28 (SD ± 3.9 IC95% 18.1-18.8) ?not to bad?. Fig. 2. There were variations in the scores of: student?s perception of learning, course organizers and social self perceptions respect to years of study, the self perception of course organizers were lower in recent years (p