to study their relationship with other psychosocial variables and contrast with previous studies. Methods: a voluntary and self-report survey was designed, which included the Goldberg Abbreviated General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and questions taken from the National Health Survey on suicide risk. Results: 559 students answered from a total of 857 (65,2%). 33,% observed positive GHQ-12, 66,4% positive BDI and 34,9% positive BAI. Regarding suicide risk, 19,1% have moderate risk and 6,1% high risk. An association was found with the variables sex, course, fail some branch during the race and stressful life event. Conclusions: the medical students of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile have a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms, and risk of suicide than the general chilean population. Also, our students have higher rates compared to other studies conducted in the same population during previous years.