Migration to study in medical schools of Peru

• Main Authors: Chambergo-Michilot, Diego, Muñoz-Medina, Carlos E., Lizarzaburu-Castagnino, Diego, León-Jiménez, Franco, Odar-Sampé, Miguel, Pereyra-Elías, Reneé, Mayta-Tristán, Percy
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2021
• Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Human migration; Medical students; Peru; Article; Controlled study; Data analysis; Human; Human experiment; Major clinical study; Medical school
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/655699

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. === Revisión por pares