Introduction.

Narrative medicine in recent years has been considered a useful tool for health professionals for the development of humanism and its relationship with users, however, in the faculties its use continues to be investigated as a tool in medical education in careers related to the health sciences.

Subjects and method.

Comparison of perceptions between two groups of physiotherapy students with and without previous knowledge in narrative medicine after an academic activity.

Results.

Statistically, significant differences were found in the perception of the development of personal and social skills, self-perception, teaching method-learning and evaluation.

Conclusion.

Narrative medicine is perceived positively in both groups, however, the objective of its application must consider the prior training factor to achieve the specific development sought with the methodology.

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