title: [The experience of 15 years in the accreditation of training centers for medical specialists].
abstract: The National Committee of the Association of Medical Schools for the Accreditation of Medical Centers to train specialists is active since 1979. At the present time, 1547 postgraduate medical students are engaged in training programs lasting 2 to 3 years. During the period in which the Committee has operated, 591 centers were assessed. Sixty percent were approved but the deficient academic or technical facilities for clinical practice or teaching motivated the rejection of 14%. During these years, several problems were detected such as the support given by the authorities of medical schools to accreditation, the instability and shortage of teaching faculty, the persistence of training programs in rejected centers, the excessive number of students for the capacity of the teaching center, the faulty integration between Medical Schools and the National Health Service and the increasing competition of scientific societies and private health institutions with medical schools in teaching activities. These issues must be appraised both at medical schools and the National Health Services.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico de la P Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vial
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002677:Chile; D004501:Education, Medical; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013038:Specialization; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: La experiencia de quince años en la acreditación de centros formadores de especialistas médicos.