115) Educational and Learning Environment: Faculty of Medicine Sucre (Bolivia) vs Faculty of Medicine, Mendoza (Argentina). AMEE 2010. Abstract 7629.

TERAN, C. ; GORENA, D. ; ARCE, J. ; DIAZ-VELIZ, G. ; MORA, S. ; GARGIULO, P.A. ; BIANCHI, R. ; LAFUENTE, J.V. ; ESCANERO, J.F.

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115) Teran, C.; Gorena, D.; Arce, J.; Diaz-Veliz, G.; Mora, S.; Gargiulo, P.A.; Bianchi, R.; Lafuente, J.V.; Escanero, J.F. (2010). Educational and Learning Environment: Faculty of Medicine Sucre vs Faculty of Medicine of Mendoza, Argentina. AMEE 2010. Abstract 7629. Medical schools of Latin America in the last time have considered the importance of education and learning environment perceived by students pretending to conform to the educational changes of regional and global context. The aim of the study was to describe and compare the educational and learning environment in two faculties pf medicine in Latin America, one with a traditional curriculum (San Francisco Xavier of Chuquisaca University, Sucre-Bolivia) and another with innovative curriculum (National University of Cuyo, Mendoza-Argentina). Summary of work A cross-sectional study was performed, the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory was applied to the students during 2008-2009. It was included n=438, 205 from Sucre and 233 from Mendoza, Argentina. from years first and fifth. Summary of results: The overall score was 137/200 (SD=20.82), in the students from Sucre it was 132.72 and in those from Mendoza Argentina, 140.54, the value p = 0.001 (T test). In the Registers of Perception of Course organizers and of Atmosphere subscales p=0.001, in Social self-perception p=0.003 and Registers Perception of Learning and Academic Self-Perception p=0.05. Conclusions: The global perception of the educational environment is more positive than negative, students from Mendoza, Argentina, had significantly higher perception. In the Perceptions of Learning, Atmosphere and Social self-perception those from Mendoza, Argentina, scored significantly more. In the Perception of Course organizers and Academic self-perceptions had a positive perception and confidence with no differences by country. Both faculties should work even harder to improve the students perceptions of learning in those domains and subscales lower scored.