[Academic satisfaction in residents of the north zone, Mexico City].

Background: Resident academic satisfaction has been linked to academic performance and quality of care.

Objective: To analyze the perception of academic satisfaction in medical residents of the North Decentralized Administrative Operation Body 2 of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), north of Mexico City.

Material and methods: Cross-sectional analytical study. A total of 346 resident physicians of different specialties and academic degrees were found, enrolled in the residence halls in the northern zone of the IMSS, Mexico City from January to February 2022. The dependent variable was the level of academic satisfaction. Descriptive and inferential statistics and p ≤ 0.05 were produced for statistical significance.

Results: The level of high satisfaction was 80.6% and the level of poor or low satisfaction was 1.7%. The dimension most affected in the negative bases was that of "Perception of teaching" in which 13% of the doctors surveyed refer to the need for some retraining of teachers. The best qualified dimension was "Perception of the role of autonomies" where 35.3% have an excellent perception of their personal work. The highest degree of satisfaction decreased during the second year.

Conclusion: There is a high degree of satisfaction among resident doctors, however it is necessary to work to improve satisfaction in the remaining 20%.