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Acceso, recursos y valores de nueva información médica – puntos de vista de estudiantes de último año de medicina de la Universidad de Nairobi
Author(s) -
Gituma Adrian,
Masika Moses,
Muchangi Eric,
Nyagah Lily,
Otieno Vincent,
Irimu Grace,
Wasunna Aggrey,
Ndiritu Moses,
English Mike
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02209.x
Subject(s) - the internet , medical education , medical information , internet access , medicine , medical school , access to information , family medicine , library science , information access , world wide web , computer science
Summary Objectives To evaluate final year medical students’ access to new medical information. Method Cross‐sectional survey of final year medical students at the University of Nairobi using anonymous, self‐administered questionnaires. Results Questionnaires were distributed to 85% of a possible 343 students and returned by 44% (152). Half reported having accessed some form of new medical information within the previous 12 months, most commonly from books and the internet. Few students reported regular access; and specific, new journal articles were rarely accessed. Absence of internet facilities, slow internet speed and cost impeded access to literature; and current training seems rarely to encourage students to seek new information. Conclusion Almost half the students had not accessed any new medical information in their final year in medical school. This means they are ill prepared for a career that may increasingly demand life‐long, self‐learning.