[The perception of ethics from the point of view of medical students].

Background: The present study was conducted to characterize the ethical environment in which medical students and internal are trained. The aim of this article is to identify the perception of ethics in medical students.

Methods: The instrument was constructed by pairs: the socially desirable and socially undesirable exploring 10 principles and 24 ethical values.

[Scope of two educational strategies to develop the clinical aptitude of the family physician].

Background: The evaluation of the clinical aptitude is expressed in challenging clinical situations and the scope of learning is conditioned by the quality of the educational strategy. The aim of this study was to value the scope of two different educational approaches, in order to develop the clinical aptitude of 20 family physicians.

Methods: Quasi experimental design, in which 20 general physicians in training process of Family Medicine were randomized: a teaching-centered strategy (TCS) was applied in 10, and a learning-centered strategy (LCS) in the remaining 10.

[Ethics and teaching medicine. A principles declaration].

Medicine is an old profession, having existed for twenty-four centuries. The ethical principles assumed since the beginning and have been enriched through time, culture and tradition. The stone corner of the moral commitment of physicians with the patient and medical students has deteriorated due to a values crisis.

[The educational reach of discussion in small groups. The role of the professor's differential experience].

Introduction: The teachers' formation program at IMSS includes the methodological diplomate in teaching level I (DMDI) and level II (DMDII). This program is based in educational strategies that promote the participation (guide towards knowledge elaboration). The importance of discussion in small groups (subgroups) to increase learning has been showed as part of such strategies.

[Evaluation of the clinical aptitude in physicians of the first level of attention].

Objective: To evaluate the development through time of the clinical aptitude in physicians of the first level of attention and the influence of categories of first level physicians.

Material And Methods: In a cross-section design the clinical aptitude was studied in three categories of physicians of the first level of attention: general practitioners with functions of family medicine, family physicians, and family physicians working as head of a clinical department in Family Medicine Units with 10 or more consulting rooms. To evaluate the clinical aptitude, an instrument with 12 real clinical cases and 412 questions was used with nine indicators; this instrument was validated in a previous study.

[A continuing-education strategy oriented to clinic learning].

A strategy of continuing medical education is proposed, oriented to the learning of the clinic known as professors' visit, which includes five activities that give it a theoretical practice support. 1. Advice at the clinic to solve diagnosis, treatment and interconsultation problems.