Percepción de los estudiantes de segundo año de la carrera de Medicina de la Universidad de Antofagasta sobre la relevancia y el significado de la asignatura de Sociología en su formación como médicos cirujanos

Introduction. It is essential to study the role of social sciences in the comprehensive training of health professionals incorporating the psychosocial factors of the health-disease process. Aim. To know the relevance and significance that the medical student attributes to the Sociology subject of the Medical Career Curriculum in their training as a Surgeon, and to evaluate the teaching strategies, contents and role of Sociology in health processes-disease. Subjects and methods. Quantitative exploratory-descriptive study, by applying a Likert scale questionnaire. A universe of 61 students participated in the study, taking the subject during 2019. The study design is non-experimental. Results. The highest degrees of agreement (greater than 40% and less than 60%) are manifested in the Sociology report on the integral formation of the medical student, the teaching strategies used and the usefulness of the concepts and contents covered. Percentages of less agreement are reflected in the approach to the work context and the feedback processes. Conclusions. The Sociology subject contributes to the comprehensive training of the surgeon; however, some aspects of instructional design and curricular innovation processes must be strengthened.