Assessment of knowledge in basic sciences and subsequent academic performance in medical students

Authors

  • Raúl Montalvo Otivo National University of Central Peru.
  • Carina Ninahuanca Huamán Center for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. Huancayo.
  • Jorge Montalvo Otivo National University of Huancavelica.
  • María Custodio Villanueva National University of Central Peru: Huancayo.

Keywords:

aprendizaje, evaluación educacional, estudiantes de Medicina, educación médica.

Abstract

Background: the academic performance of the medical graduate depends on the acquisition of knowledge during his university education.
Objective: to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge in basic sciences and the subsequent academic performance in students of Human Medicine of the National University of Central Peru (UNCP), Continental University (UC) and Universidad Peruana Los Andes (UPLA).
Methods: a non-experimental, descriptive and longitudinal study was performed. Theoretical methods were used: analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction and historical-logical; empirical: documentary analysis and examination of the students when they were in the fourth year of study, then the weighted average of the entire undergraduate was obtained and related to the result of the selection test for the medical internship.
Results: among the 168 students evaluated, the average of the basic science exams, final weighted and selection exam for the medical internship was 5.9; 14.3 and 12.5 respectively, according to the vigesimal scale from 0 to 20. Knowledge in basic sciences (RR: 4.1; p <0.001) and the final weighted average> 14.0 (RR: 5.8; p <0.001) were factors that were related to the good academic performance in the selection test to perform the medical internship.
Conclusions: the level of knowledge of basic sciences influenced the subsequent academic performance in medical students.

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Author Biographies

Raúl Montalvo Otivo, National University of Central Peru.

Professor at the Faculty of Human Medicine.

Carina Ninahuanca Huamán, Center for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. Huancayo.

Master in Strategic Teaching. Center for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. Huancayo.

Jorge Montalvo Otivo, National University of Huancavelica.

Professor of the Faculty of Engineering.

María Custodio Villanueva, National University of Central Peru: Huancayo.

Teaching researcher. National Council of Science and Technology and Technological Innovation: Lima.

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Published

2020-04-01

How to Cite

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Montalvo Otivo R, Ninahuanca Huamán C, Montalvo Otivo J, Custodio Villanueva M. Assessment of knowledge in basic sciences and subsequent academic performance in medical students. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 30];12(2):8-20. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/1483

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020)

Section

ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL

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