Barrios CI, Vargas VM, Echeverría CJ, García PJ, Torales BJ

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Information and communication technologies comprise all the techniques and devices used to process and transmit data, which is the reason why they constitute a fundamental tool in research.
Objectives: To know the use of information and communication technologies by medical students in our country, what information and communication technologies they have access to, and the use and knowledge about them as applied to research.
Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study that included 100 medical students from various schools. All those who agreed to participate were included and those who did not complete the questionnaire were excluded.
Results: The laptop is the technology equipment they possess the most (87%). 20% of them have a high command of computers. 82% of respondents have referred Google as the most used search source. Regarding bibliography software, 67% do not know how to use them or do not know them. 62% say they know how to use Google Drive forms.
Conclusion: The results of this research can be used as a resource to introduce medical informatics concepts, as well as extracurricular courses focused on the use of information and communication technologies for research, with special emphasis on bibliography search, management of references, and ideal management of data processing tools.