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An information technology course in the medical curriculum
Author(s) -
Chan M,
Fox N J,
Clamp S E,
Dombal F T
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1996.tb00728.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , curriculum , medical education , medical school , course evaluation , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , pedagogy , higher education , engineering , political science , law , aerospace engineering
SUMMARY This paper concerns the information technology course now running in year 1 of the undergraduate curriculum of the medical school of Leeds University. The background and objectives of the course are described, and the course content is outlined in terms of knowledge and practical skills. By the end of the course, 95% of students could successfully accomplish 95% of the skill tasks taught. As regards attitudes to IT, independent studies comparing two randomly selected groups suggested students who had taken the course (a) used IT more frequently, and (b) viewed IT more favourably than their counterparts.