Table 5 Student evaluation of the Biomedical Informatics-1 courses (2013 and 2014) at UNAM Faculty of Medicine (n = 2098)

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%

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%

The functioning of the computer equipment was

7

0.3

47

2.2

787

37.5

1235

58.9

22

1.0

The functioning of the virtual classroom was

11

0.5

74

3.5

769

36.7

1218

58.1

26

1.2

The software programs used were

5

0.2

63

3.0

819

39.0

1189

56.7

22

1.0

The design of the course sessions was

14

0.7

99

4.7

948

45.2

1001

47.7

36

1.7

The audiovisual teaching material was

14

0.7

119

5.7

836

39.8

1095

52.2

34

1.6

The online learning exercises were

47

2.2

202

9.6

1008

48.0

806

38.4

35

1.7

The clinical cases used were

31

1.5

212

10.1

1046

49.9

781

37.2

28

1.3

The number of participants in my subgroup was

32

1.5

161

7.7

929

44.3

939

44.8

37

1.8

The team performance of my subgroup was

72

3.4

240

11.4

909

43.3

840

40.0

37

1.8

The bibliographic material was

25

1.2

120

5.7

880

41.9

1041

49.6

32

1.5

Having two teachers per group (physician and informatician) was

32

1.5

67

3.2

735

35.0

1236

58.9

28

1.3

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Teachers made me reflect on how to apply this knowledge in my professional life

23

1.1

107

5.1

772

36.8

1167

55.6

29

1.4

Critical appraisal of the teaching material was promoted by the teachers

28

1.3

125

6.0

962

45.9

945

45.0

38

1.8

The course made me reflect on its relationship with my other courses

54

2.6

205

9.8

900

42.9

910

43.4

29

1.4

Teachers promoted study time out of the school

67

3.2

298

14.2

1004

47.9

692

33.0

37

1.8

The course encouraged me to seek more information on the subject

84

4.0

255

12.2

902

43.0

824

39.3

33

1.6

Teachers gave me feedback on my verbal and written communication skills

91

4.3

221

10.5

881

42.0

871

41.5

34

1.6

Clinical medical terminology was incorporated in the course

39

1.9

153

7.3

904

43.1

965

46.0

37

1.8

The assignment papers were returned with feedback

89

4.2

213

10.2

817

38.9

945

45.0

34

1.6

The course promoted the development of skills and abilities

39

1.9

103

4.9

867

41.3

1046

49.9

43

2.0

Clinical cases were used in class to learn the themes

21

1.0

102

4.9

887

42.3

1050

50.0

38

1.8

Teachers considered physician-patient relationship issues in class

9

0.4

53

2.5

724

34.5

1273

60.7

39

1.9

Teachers pointed the importance of ethical issues in dealing with patients

8

0.4

34

1.6

660

31.5

1362

64.9

34

1.6

Teachers pointed the importance of preventive actions in the clinical cases

13

0.6

58

2.8

793

37.8

1195

57.0

39

1.9

Teachers noted the epidemiology of the problems discussed in the course

18

0.9

90

4.3

903

43.0

1050

50.0

37

1.8

Teachers promoted the development of professional values in the course

16

0.8

63

3.0

843

40.2

1137

54.2

39

1.9

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The difficulty level of the course was

41

2.0

157

7.5

1146

54.6

729

34.7

25

1.2

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%

My expectations of the course were

74

3.5

235

11.2

968

46.1

792

37.8

29

1.4

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%

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%

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%

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%

The knowledge and skills I acquired on the course were

33

1.6

164

7.8

1000

47.7

870

41.5

31

1.5