2023-04-052023-04-05202017264634https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.5729http://146.190.124.33/handle/123456789/5731The objective of the study was to describe the medical interns’ (MI) perceptions about the internship suspension during the COVID-19 quarantine in Peru. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted by means of a virtual survey regarding the perception of the internship suspension, return conditions and academic activities during quarantine. A total of 353 MIs participated in the study; 54.9% agreed or totally agreed with returning to their hospital sites if biosecurity measures were guaranteed, more than 90% felt uncertain about the restart and end dates, and 85.6% participated in academic virtual classes. It is concluded that the intention to return to the hospital increases when biosecurity measures are guaran-teed. Hospitals should guarantee these measures and ensure health coverage for the MIs, if their return to hospitals is intended. © 2020, Instituto Nacional de Salud. All rights reserved.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/article