Document Type : Original Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The National Examination of Knowledge in Medicine establishes the knowledge
profile (PdC) a physician must possess to practice public medicine in Chile. However, no study
has evaluated the perception of dermatology training regarding the acquisition of the minimum
competencies required. This study described and compared the impressions of the dermatology
training received by the University of Chile (UCh) graduates with graduates from other national and
international faculties of medicine.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross‑sectional study, based on a single survey model,
applied via E‑mail to registered physicians in an online database, with emphasis on UCh medicine
graduates, from the generations 2012 to 2016. The data were collected anonymously, tabulated,
and analyzed in MINITAB.
RESULTS: From 908 UCh graduates, 141 surveys were answered (15.5%). Nine of 10 physicians
considered “important” to obtain knowledge in dermatology. About 68.8% found the information
they received was adequate. When comparing UCh graduates with other Chilean universities,
UCh graduates had a slightly better impression of their training. When comparing Chilean versus
foreign graduates, the latter presented a better perception of their preparation in cutaneous
pathology.
CONCLUSION: UCh graduates were satisfied with their dermatological training at the undergraduate
level and felt better prepared than colleagues from other Chilean universities when facing cutaneous
pathologies.
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