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A Review of e-Learning Practices for Undergraduate Medical Education

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This paper describes the findings of a literature review conducted on the current usage, lessons, and limitations of e-learning for undergraduate medical education with an emphasis on synchronous delivery in the first 2 years. The review was conducted as part of an initiative to expand the UBC undergraduate medical program in British Columbia, Canada. The 50 e-learning articles included in the review described the deployment of various types of e-learning technology and content in different settings. The seven videoconferencing articles provided product information, health education examples, and innovative approaches. The six review articles provided general guidelines and trends on e-learning in undergraduate medical education in United States and Europe. Overall, while the literature is informative, there are few reported studies that address distributed synchronous learning in these undergraduate programs.

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  1. School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050 STN CSC, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 3P5

    Francis Lau

  2. Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada

    Joanna Bates

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Lau, F., Bates, J. A Review of e-Learning Practices for Undergraduate Medical Education. Journal of Medical Systems 28, 71–87 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOMS.0000021522.30587.ff

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