ABSTRACT
Objective:
this study analyzed the surgical resident’s study profile by assessing the use of electronic media. 44.76% of the physicians agreed on participating.
Methods:
observational, cross-sectional non-controlled study. Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the significance level for the statistical tests was p <0.001.
Results:
87.2% of the residents believed that it is interesting to use e-learning together with the classical theoretic classes. 45% of the interviewed claimed to spend more than 3 hours on the Internet daily.
Conclusion:
residents recognize the importance of technology for education, but not as a way of replacing the traditional teaching methods.
Keywords:
Education; Medical. Teaching. Internship and Residency. Education; Distance