title: The dream of health information for all.
abstract: In 2004, an influential report in The Lancet suggested that open health information for all could be achieved by 2015. Unfortunately, this goal has not yet been accomplished. Despite progress in obtaining quality scientific articles in Latin America, it remains difficult to reliably access new and cutting-edge research. As graduating Peruvian medical students, we have confronted many obstacles in obtaining access to quality and up-to-date information and a constant tension between accessing "what is available" rather than "what we need". As we have learned, these limitations affect not only our own education but also the choices we make in the management of our patients. In the following article, we state our point of view regarding limitations in access to scientific articles in Peru and Latin America.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina "Alberto Hurtado", Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Proaño
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina "Alberto Hurtado", Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; CONEVID, Unidad de Conocimiento y Evidencia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Eloy F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina "Alberto Hurtado", Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Porudominsky
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina "Alberto Hurtado", Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; CONEVID, Unidad de Conocimiento y Evidencia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Jose Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tapia
keywords: Communication; Education; Medical Students; Peru; Publishing