Abstract

ZAFRA-TANAKA, Jessica Hanae  and  CASTILLO, Samir. Barriers perceived by medical students to obtain their degree by defending an academic dissertation at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru 2015. An. Fac. med. [online]. 2016, vol.77, n.2, pp.143-146. ISSN 1025-5583.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/anales.v77i2.11819.

Introduction. Research in Medicine is an important tool to improve the health of the population. Objectives. To determine difficulties perceived by medical students to obtain the degree by thesis at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Design. Descriptive study. Institution. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Participants. Medical students graduated by thesis at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, in the year 2015. Methods. Data was collected using a previously validated online survey. Summary measures for quantitative variables (median and quartiles) and frequencies for qualitative variables were used. Main outcome measures. Most difficult processes. Results. The study design was descriptive in most cases (60.6%) followed by analytical observational studies (30.3%). The most studied areas were surgical sciences (42.4%) and public health (30.3%). Mean duration for obtaining the degree by academic dissertation was 90 days (Q1: 76 and Q3: 116.5). Processes perceived as most difficult were application for a tutor, presentation of the final report and nomination of the jury, and the research thesis itself. Conclusions. Increased production of observational studies may be attributed to lower requirements of time and money. The perception of tedious administrative procedures may induce future graduates to choose another modality to obtain their degree.

Keywords : Academic Dissertations; Dissertations, Academic as Topic.

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