[Female representation in surgical and related specialties in Peru].

Gender equality is a social issue that affects various disciplines. Within the field of medicine, inequality regarding the role of women in surgical specialties has been clearly identified. Limited female representation in leadership positions regarding surgical or academic societies, salary differences when compared to their male colleagues, and lack of mentoring programs for a balanced career are some of the difficulties faced by women who pursue a surgical career.

Surgical multicenter collaborative studies: ¿What happen in Latin America?

Background: GlobalSurg is an international group of researchers whose purpose is to conduct and disseminate robust collaborative, international and multicenter studies.

Objective: To expose the necessary strategies and the barriers crossed in conducting massive multicenter studies in surgery.

Method: During the second semester of 2020, the study Surg-Week Prospective International Cohort Study was carried out.

[Academic application of text messages in a first aid course: a pilot study in a private university in Lima, Peru].

The aim of the study was to develop and evaluate the impact of an educational intervention with the use of text messages (SMS) in a first aid course. A prospective study and intervention was conducted. Two steps were implemented: 1) a qualitative study to design the SMS and 2) the intervention with the sending of the SMS messages.