Medical education from the point of view of medical students: Results from four participatory Delphi panels in Quito, Ecuador.
Pablo Estrella PorterJ F Ayala MulloD A Barba CarreraA X Barros CastroE S Cabascango VasquezJ C Del Castillo ArellanoP X Condo EspinelE G Eid ArellanoJorge Estrella PorterA C Falconi PaezM C Fierro ValleP J Gallegos MirandaA R Guerra VelasteguiD C Guevara BaezB D Jara SantamariaJ A Lopez DiazJ C Mejia VianaG F Moya QuittoP M MuenalaT C MuenalaBryan NicolaldeA D Oquendo CarreraA L Ordoñez PazE F Ortiz DuqueM C Palacios GrandaN S Pantoja BorjaS E Puga MartinezC J Rueda OrdoñezL P Soto GutierrezG E Tixi TapiaM B Torres MoscosoM A Vaca PorrasM I Viteri SuárezJ R GuillemotPublished in: Medical teacher (2020)
Thirty-two medical students participated between February and May 2018. A total of 32 questions were developed, corresponding to five different categories. For some questions, consensus was reached; for other questions, general statements were obtained.Discussion and conclusion: Developing the questionnaire, responding to it and analyzing the answers allowed students to raise significant concerns regarding medical education topics proposing relevant policy and curricula change. Participatory Delphi panels can be an efficient tool to obtain organized feedback, improve student class involvement, and promote research skills.