Enseñanza de la psicología médica en las Escuelas de Medicina chilenas.

Autores/as

  • Jaime Santander T Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • José Pinedo P Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Paula Repetto L Escuela de Psicología, Facultad de Cs Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Depto de Comunicación Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo

Palabras clave:

Behavioral medicine, Education, medical, Psychology

Resumen

STATUS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING IN CHILEAN SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE

Background: Physicians should be exposed, during their training to basic concepts in psychology. Aim: To describe the current status of the formal teaching of health psychology or medical psychology in Chilean medical schools. Material and methods: We reviewed the programs of the courses including topics of Medical Psychology, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at 18 medical schools in Chile, using a focused coding method.  The contents and the time spent on these courses were considered and analyzed. Results: Eighty three percent of medical schools have a Medical Psychology or related program, 56.3% are carried out during the first year of medical School teaching and the weekly load has an average of 4 hours. The contents are mixed and predominantly concerning general and developmental psychology, but also address specific issues of Medical Psychology in most cases. Conclusions: There is little clarity about the training issues to be addressed in medical psychology for medical students in Chile. It is necessary to define the minimum content that all   medical graduates should learn. 

Biografía del autor/a

Jaime Santander T, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Profesor Asistente, Depto de Psiquiatría, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Dir: Apoquindo 3990, of 502, Las Condes Tel: 7548935

José Pinedo P, Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Dir: Marcoleta 381, of 21, Stgo Centro Tel: 3543028

Paula Repetto L, Escuela de Psicología, Facultad de Cs Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Depto de Comunicación Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo

Escuela de Psicología, Facultad de Cs Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Depto de Comunicación Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo

Publicado

2012-06-15

Cómo citar

Santander T, J., Pinedo P, J., & Repetto L, P. (2012). Enseñanza de la psicología médica en las Escuelas de Medicina chilenas. Revista Médica De Chile, 140(7). Recuperado a partir de https://revistamedicadechile.cl/index.php/rmedica/article/view/1816

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Sección

Educación Médica