Empathy in competencies of specific norms in Obstetrics students from Ica universities-2022

Introduction: for over a century, educational policies have vigorously promoted competency-based education in higher education students. Objective: it was proposed to determine the incidence of empathy in the competencies of specific norms of Obstetrics students at universities in Ica. Methods: there was a quantitative approach, a non-experimental correlational-causal design; The sample consisted of 101 female students in the last year of the Faculty of Obstetrics. The instrument was the personal reactivity questionnaire (first variable) and, for the second variable, the observation technique and performance checklist. Results: the results revealed that 67,33 % of the students presented a low level of empathy; 58,4% had a low level of cognitive empathy; 75,2 % had a low level of affective empathy; Regarding the competency standards, 86,14 % did not comply with the competencies, of this, in the care of pregnant women and unborn children, 7,9 % complied with them. In the dimension of caring for women and couples, 16,8 % complied. Conclusion: empathy significantly affected the competencies of specific norms in students evaluated, suggesting the need to strengthen this soft skill to improve the competitiveness of future obstetric professionals.