[Medical education and cultural diversity in Chile. A pending dialogue].

Medical education in Chile has a good research productivity. National educators are skilled in complex curricular design processes and in didactic innovation. However, the question of what it means to be doctor in a society that moves towards interculturality, has not been addressed thoroughly.

[Self-directed learning and academic background of 2010 to 2014 cohorts of medical students].

Background: The widespread growth of higher education is increasing the heterogeneity of university students in terms of socioeconomic characteristics, academic story and cultural background. Medical schools are not an exception of this phenomenon.

Aim: To compare the academic background and self-directed learning behavior of students who entered to a public medial school between 2010 and 2014.