title: [Work activity of medical graduates at the University of Chile: Analysis per campus and graduation year].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The University promotes practices and values that influence their students in the pursuit of their occupational interests.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine working activity features of medical graduates from the University of Chile and their relationship with undergraduate characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical graduates of the University of Chile were invited to complete a survey using a virtual server. The survey collected demographic, socioeconomic, work and guild characteristics. Undergraduate data, as campus and graduation years were obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The survey was completed by 333 physicians (167 men) aged 29 ± 2 years, graduated from 2007 to 2010. Ninety four percent had a paid work, 59% were employed in public hospitals and 28% in primary care health centers. The predominant type of work activity was performed in the public health service (55%), while 17% worked in private health services. Activity in public health services or primary care were significantly associated with the pursuit of undergraduate clinical activities in specific campuses of the University.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The employment rate of medical graduates was high. Differences observed by graduation campus and type of work may be due to the modeling that students receive from teachers.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Urrutia
authors.forename: Jhonny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cortés
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D002677:Chile; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires