[Aims and objectives of medical training at the University of Valparaíso].

The Medical School of the University of Valparaíso was founded thirty years ago aiming to produce a physician considering the health needs of the population and with a solid humanitarian training. The epidemiological, demographic and scientific changes of the last decades prompted the introduction of modifications in the curriculum such as using problem oriented active learning, incorporation of new subjects such as geriatrics, labour medicine and trauma and training in communication skills. The curricular mesh will be modified to allow an efficient vertical integration of educational contents, which will be delivered sequentially during the different years of the career. The internship, as a crucial part of the career, has incorporated outpatient clinical practice, has emphasized preventive medicine and has stimulated active learning through research projects and active reviews of specific issues. These changes will require cultural changes of professors and students and more resources that are difficult to obtain.