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Students' and residents' perceptions regarding technology in medical training.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17139018     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: This pilot study provides firsthand feedback from medical students and residents in training regarding their perceptions of technology in medicine. METHOD: The authors distributed an e-mail invitation to an anonymous Web-based survey to medical students and residents in two different U.S. training institutions. RESULTS: Respondents unanimously expressed that technology skills were important in medical training and felt it most important to learn about electronic medical records and accessing scientific information on the Internet. At the point of patient care, trainees' preferred reference sources were the Internet and PDA, in that order. Most clinical trainees felt PDAs were critical in patient care and met their clinical needs, and they were most likely to use them for medication reference. The majority of trainees preferred printed media over digital media for initial learning, but the converse for referencing. Instructor-led small groups were viewed as the best environment in which to receive instruction. CONCLUSIONS: Trainees in medical education are technologically savvy and provide invaluable feedback regarding initiation, development and refinement of technological systems in medical training.
Authors:
Gregory W Briscoe; Lisa G Fore Arcand; Terence Lin; Joel Johnson; Aanmol Rai; Kevin Kollins
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1042-9670     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Psychiatry     Publication Date:    2006 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-01     Completed Date:  2007-03-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917200     Medline TA:  Acad Psychiatry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  470-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23507, USA. briscogw@evms.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude*
Education, Medical / organization & administration*
Educational Technology*
Humans
Internet
Internship and Residency*
Psychiatry / education*
Questionnaires
Students, Medical*
United States

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