| Incorporation of medical informatics and information technology as core components of undergraduate medical education - time for change! | |
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PMID: 19380916 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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It is generally accepted that Information Technology (IT) is a highly desirable and a very necessary ingredient of modern health care. Review of available literature reveals a paucity of medical informatics and information technology courses in undergraduate medical curricula and a lack of research to assess the effectiveness of medical informatics in undergraduate medical education. The need for such initiatives is discussed and a pilot project is described that evaluated the effectiveness of education in the use of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) applications. Educational activities, for example, could be medical students conducting virtual medical encounters or interacting with EMR applications. An EMR application, which was used in several related projects, has been adapted to the educational environment: standardized patient records can be created and cloned so that individual students can interact with a "standard" patient and alter the patient's data. |
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Authors:
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Anthony Otto; Andre Kushniruk |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Studies in health technology and informatics Volume: 143 ISSN: 0926-9630 ISO Abbreviation: Stud Health Technol Inform Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-21 Completed Date: 2009-06-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9214582 Medline TA: Stud Health Technol Inform Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 62-7 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. aotto@drotto.net |
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Curriculum* Education, Medical, Undergraduate / organization & administration* Humans Medical Informatics / education* Organizational Innovation |
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