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Main Author: Jaime López
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz 2003
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58242608
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  • Profile of the resident at the Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente (INP, National Institute of Psychiatry) Jaime López Blanca Vargas Gerardo Heinze Medicina specialty courses graduate teaching Psychiatry teaching medical specialties psychiatry residency course Objective: To describe the academic profile of psychiatryresidents of the INP on admission and according to theirpostgraduate studies.Method: We selected all the students who entered the psychiatryspecialty at the INP from 1990 up to 1999. Eighty-six files wererevised using a questionnaire to investigate some variables.Frecuencies and graduation rate were calculated.Results: Average age at admission to the INP was 26.8 years(DS = 2.8); 66.27% were men and 33.72%, women; 80% weresingle. The overall average obtained at Medicine School was 8.6(DS = 0.6); 51% came from Mexico City universities; 42% camefrom others states and 7% were from foreign universities; 58%continued their studies after the residence course; 83% reportedat least a published work, 10% had 1 to 5, and 5% had 6 to 10works.Conclusions: The INP is characterized by the quality of itsresidents, which is reflected in the first places obtained at theNational Exam, as well as in the final exam of the specialty.Likewise, more than 50% continued their studies in postgraduateprograms and more than 80% had published a scientific work. InMexico, psychiatrists approval and re-approval has caused interestin research; now the challenge is to call the attention of thepsychiatry resident to get involved in investigation projects. 2003 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58242608 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.4 Vol.26