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Investigación en educación médica
versión On-line ISSN 2007-5057
Resumen
MAGANA-VALLADARES, Laura; CASTILLO-CASTILLO, Lorena Elizabeth; MOLINA-RODRIGUEZ, Juan Francisco y DIAZ-PORTILLO, Sandra Patricia. Characteristics of postgraduate students of the School of Public Health of Mexico, 2004-2014. Investigación educ. médica [online]. 2019, vol.8, n.31, pp.18-27. Epub 01-Dic-2019. ISSN 2007-5057. https://doi.org/10.22201/facmed.20075057e.2019.31.1896.
Introduction
The public health school of Mexico plays an important role in the development of human resources in health, this situation indicates the importance of analyze the characteristics of the students who attend in their programs.
Objective
The characteristics of accepted candidates in master degree programs at the School of Public Health of México were analyzed from 2004 to 2014.
Method
A descriptive cross-sectional study. The information of 2113 accepted candidates in the Master in Science and Professional Master programs was used.
Results
There was a decrease in the admission median age, higher participation of women and a higher average in women's grades in their bachelor's degree studies (8.7 vs 8.5) (p <0.00). In the National Admission Exam III (EXANI III in Spanish) men had a higher average score (1050 vs 1040) (p<0.00). In addition, an average increase of 9.6 points per year was found in all the students who took the exam. The face-to-face modality concentrated younger students than the online and executive modalities. There was a lower participation of students with medical training and a predominance of students from other disciplines.
Conclusion
We identified changes in the characteristics of the students, as well as diversification in their previous professional education throughout the decade studied. More research is needed in order to analyze student’s educational trajectory and institutional factors that influence their performance are required.
Palabras llave : Students; postgraduate; public health; public health education.