Scientific production of the Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad de Integración de las Américas (2010-2023)

Abstract

Introduction: The medical students’ scientific society of the Universidad de la Integración de las Américas (SOCEM UNIDA) is a group of undergraduate researchers whose objective is to publish and increase the scientific level of the university. Methodology: an exploratory study of articles published by all members of SOCEM UNIDA published between 2012 and 2023 in medical or student medical journals indexed to databases such as Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scopus, Scielo, Latindex was carried out. The variables were sex, publication period, type of publication, affiliation, journal classification, country of publication, main authorship, and language. The extracted data was transferred to a database in Microsoft Office Excel 2016 ® for further analysis using descriptive statistics. Results: Of 13 articles published between 2010 and 2023, there are 5 letters to the editor or director; 4 case reports, 3 original or brief original articles, and 1 medical image. Among the publications, 10 authors are female, which represents 4.23% of the total number of women who have been members of the society and 6 authors are male, which represents 6.45% of the total. 38% of the publications carried out have institutional affiliation with SOCEM UNIDA and 62% do not; on the other hand, 9 of the 13 productions have members of the society as main authors. Conclusion: SOCEM UNIDA has contributed to the publication of 13 scientific productions since its foundation, most of them were carried out by women, there is ignorance about the scientific affiliation.