title: [Impact of a diploma on medical education in a medical school in Chile].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The medical school of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile offers a Diploma on Medical Education (DME) for its faculty since 2000. However its impact had never been evaluated.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the perception of the graduates of the impact of DME, using the Kirkpatrick model for evaluation of educational outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire containing closed and pre-post retrospective questions that represented Kirkpatrick's four levels of evaluation, was sent to all the graduates in 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty two of 91 graduates returned the questionnaire. Ninety one percent had a high level of satisfaction at Kirkpatrick Level 1 (Reaction), and perceived an average of 81.8% completed objectives. Most respondents reported modification of attitudes and perceptions about teaching, at Kirkpatrick Level 2 (Learning). All the differences between the pre and posttest retrospective questionnaire were statistically significant. More than 98% of responded stated that they improved their role as teacher using the skills learned during DME, according to Kirkpatrick Level 3 (Behavior). According to Kirkpatrick Level 4 (Outcomes), 66% stated that the DME contributed to appreciate the value of teaching at an institutional level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the perception of the respondents, the DME has had a positive impact at all the levels described in the Kirkpatrick model.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Medicina, Centro de Educación Médica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. xtrivino@med.puc.cl
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Triviño
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sirhan
authors.forename: Philippa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Luz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montero
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002677:Chile; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*