Ambiente educativo en una facultad de medicina peruana: una tendencia negativa a lo largo de los años académicos.

Background: Educational environment refers to the material resources and interpersonal relationships of an educational institution. Aim: To describe the educational environment of a Peruvian medical school and to explore a possible association between academic years and the educational environment. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) to evaluate the educational environment of a Peruvian medical school. Data collection consisted in online surveys completed voluntarily by 1st through 6th year medical students between April and October 2015. Results: The questionnaire was completed by 828 of 2421 (34.2%) students. The mean DREEM score was 117 ± 25.6 of a maximum of 200. A poorer perception of the educational environment was associated with higher academic years, when analysis was adjusted for gender, age and academic status (p 100 points). However, it was evident that medical students in later academic years had a more negative perception of the educational environment compared to those in earlier academic years.