Migración para estudiar en escuelas de Medicina Humana del Perú

Diego Chambergo-Michilot; Carlos E. Muñoz-Medina; Diego Lizarzaburu-Castagnino; Franco León-Jimenez; Miguel Odar-Sampe; Reneé Pereyra-Elias; Percy Mayta-Tristan; Red LIRHUS

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2020.371.4695

Authors

Diego Chambergo-Michilot Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú. Estudiante de medicina
Carlos E. Muñoz-Medina Universidad de Oriente - Núcleo de Bolívar, Bolívar, Venezuela. médico cirujano
Diego Lizarzaburu-Castagnino Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú. médico cirujano
Franco León-Jimenez Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Chiclayo, Perú.Hospital Regional de Lambayeque, Chiclayo, Perú. médico epidemiólogo
Miguel Odar-Sampe Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo, Perú. médico cirujano
Reneé Pereyra-Elias Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú. médico epidemiólogo
Percy Mayta-Tristan Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú. Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo, Perú. Dirección General de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú. médico salubrista
Red LIRHUS Grupo Colaborativo Latinoamericano para la Investigación en Recursos Humanos en Salud (Red-LIRHUS). http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0861-6606

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2020.371.4695

Keywords:

Emigration and Immigration, Human Migration, Medical Students, Peru

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the frequency of migration to study medicine in Peru. We conducted a secondary data analysis of the Red-LIRHUS study (2011-2012). We included 3 680 Peruvian students. Approximately, 23.2% migrated for medical school. Less than 1% were international migrants. We found a higher proportion of migrant students in Universities outside of Lima than in Universities in Lima (27.1% vs. 15.8%). There was also a higher proportion of migrants in private universities (28.3% vs. 16.0%) Migrant students were more likely to live alone (27.4% vs. 6.4%) and to report having failed a module/course (51.0% vs. 38.6%) compared to non-migrant students. It is necessary to evaluate potential interventions for the preservation of the well-being of people who migrate for their medical training.