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REYES CARMONA, Carlos; MONTERROSAS ROJAS, Ana María; NAVARRETE MARTINEZ, Andrea  e  FLORES MORONES, Felipe. Characterization by average group internship of the Faculty of Medicine UNAM. Investigación educ. médica [online]. 2015, vol.4, n.13, pp.10-15. ISSN 2007-5057.

Introduction: In Mexico, medical undergraduate internship is a theoretical and practical academic cycle performed as part of the curriculum of the medical degree. The selection of hospital sites is made according to the average marks of the students throughout their degree course, and is the only parameter for the choice of location. The objective of the study is to characterize the internship group locations, public or private institutions, according to this average, and their geographical remoteness from the UNAM Faculty of Medicine. Method: A cross-sectional, retrospective, descriptive study was performed, using descriptive statistics to determine the mean. The comparison between the site means was performed using ANOVA and grouped into blocks. The comparison between the means of the institutions was performed using hierarchical linear models. The correlation between distance and mean was calculated using the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: From a total of 810 students, 516 were female (63.7%) and 294 male (36.3%), distributed into 37 groups in different locations nationwide. The lower group mean was 7.5 (SD 0.15), the largest group mean 9.2 (SD 0.18), the mean student selection was 7.2 the lowest and highest 9.7. No statistically significant differences were found between the means of the 4 blocks formed, nor were there any statistically significant differences between the means of the institution. The Pearson correlation coefficient between the most remote and the mean distance was 0.114 (P<.001). Conclusions: The lowest mean per pupil was 7.2 and the highest 9.7. No statistically significant differences were found between the means of the 4 blocks formed, nor were there any statistically significant differences between the means of the institution. The most remote-mean correlation is low, suggesting that the mean is not as tied to the remoteness of the site. This may have implications for the development of competence and quality of care, thus we believe that we must look for alternatives in the selection of sites.

Palavras-chave : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Medical undergraduate internship; Grade Point Average; Hospital Center.