PERCEPCIONES Y EXPERIENCIAS DE LA SALUD MENTAL DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE LA CARRERA DE MEDICINA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA, 2024 – 2025

Abstract

The Mental Health of medical students is a topic of great importance nowadays, due to the high academic and emotional demands they may face within the career and in their professional training. Despite this its relevance is still a stigmatizing issue within society. With this context, the objective of this study is to explore the perceptions and experiences of Mental Health in medical students at the University of Cuenca. It was based on the phenomenological paradigm, with a qualitative design of descriptive scope, the method used for data collection were semi-structured in-depth interviews and convenience sampling was used (one student for each cycle of the career, including LGBTIQ+ community); the information collected will allow to know the perceptions and experiences of students and understand how these influence their mental health. The results obtained in this study will serve to propose strategies for the promotion and prevention of mental health within the medical career of the University of Cuenca with the joint support of University Welfare.