ElSíndromedeBurnoutenestudiantesuniversitariostambiénllamado “Burnout Académico” respondería a una inadecuada adaptación a las exigencias del ambiente educativo y a factores psicosociales concurrentes. Es de nuestro interés comunicar los resultados de este estudio de tipo descriptivo, de diseño transversal, comparativo, entre estudiantes de Medicina y Psicología que iniciaron Prácticas Hospitalarias, como aporte a un Diagnóstico de Situación. Se aplicó la Escala Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) (3), durante 2010, 2011, hasta mayo del 2012 a 130 estudiantes de Medicina y 118 de Psicología. Evaluados los tres Ejes de esta Escala: Cansancio Emocional, Despersonalización y Reconocimiento Profesional El Burnout es un cuadro de comienzo insidioso que afecta el rendimiento, la convivencia institucional, la calidad de vida, incrementando la Vulnerabilidad Psicosomática. Las estrategias de contención y prevención deben iniciarse en el periodo de formación. En nuestro estudio se determinaron porcentajes elevados de Desgaste Profesional en los estudiantes de Medicina con respecto a los de Psicología, que no es atribuible a una mayor carga horaria en la actividad hospitalaria, dado que esta diferencia ya se manifestó al inicio de las mismas. En los estudiantes de Psicología señalamos un mayor porcentaje de incumplimiento de las pautas. Palabras Clave Desgaste despersonalizacion realizacion profesional Abstract ACADEMIC BURNOUT COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS OF MEDICINE AND PSYCHOLOGY (UBA) WHO PERFORM HOSPITAL PRACTICES The burnout syndrome in college students, also known as “Academic Burnout”, seems to imply an inadequate adjustment to the demands of academic environment and to psychosocial concurrent factors.We anticipate special interest in the sharing of results of this descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study of students from the Faculties of Medicine and Psychology who have started their hospital internships. This study is intended to provide a situational diagnosis. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale (3) was applied to 130 medical students and 118 Psychology students during the years 2010, 2011 and up to May 2012. The three aspects: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal sense of accomplishment were evaluated. Burnout is a condition of insidious origin which affects performance, institutional teamwork, life quality, and it increases psychosomatic vulnerability. Support strategies and preventive care must be initiated in the formative stages. In our study higher percentages of professional exhaustion were observed in medical students as compared with Psychology students. This cannot be related to a higher working load in hospital tasks since this difference was already present from the beginning of the process. Psychology students showed a higher percentage of disregards for rules and guidelines. Key Words Exhaustion depersonalisation professional achievements