Análisis de los resultados del Examen Nacional de Aspirantes a Residencias Médicas, como un indicador de evaluación de los egresados de la Licenciatura en Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Abstract

This article analyzes the results of Medical Residencies National Examination between 1996 and 2000 to use as an indicator for evaluating performance under graduate programme at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Xochimilco (UAM-X). It was found that 30% of all applicants passed the exam. In 2000 UAM-X was ranked thirty four among fifty nine medical schools represented. In the same year, the university’s ranking in the four core areas of medicine was as follows: Pediatrics in place 30, Internal Medicine in place 34, OB-Gyn in place 43 and Surgery in place 40. Rankins of applicants from UAM-X are analyzed with respect to subjects within the four core areas. The results are explained as a function under graduate programme curriculum and observations are made of areas needing reinforcement.