Introduction:

In recent years, the explosion of devices with Internet access in the world has presented an opportunity for the development of health interventions.

Methods:

A descriptive cross-sectional observational study was carried out. Innovation proposals submitted by last-year medical students were classified as the final project of an eHealth course. The projects were classified into three dimensions: population group, health problem to be solved, and type of digital health intervention.

Results:

Eighty-six projects were analyzed from 2017 to 2020. 80.2% were aimed at the general population, followed by pregnant women (10.4%), children (8.14%) and geriatrics (1, 2 %). 36% of the projects did not mention a particular health condition; 12.8% was dedicated to sexual and reproductive health; 10.4% to cardiovascular diseases; 9.3% to mental health and 4.65% to aspects of growth and development. 59.3% of the projects were aimed at supporting the activities of the health service provider; 34.9% were oriented towards the needs of users of health systems and 5.9% focused on data services.

Conclusions:

The collective perception of the students reflects the opportunity to strengthen primary health care through the use of information and communication technologies, with emphasis on vulnerable populations. Students begin to identify data services as an opportunity for intervention.

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