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Computers in Medical Education

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After reading this chapter, you should know the answers to these questions:

  • What are the advantages of computer-aided instruction over traditional lecture-style instruction in medical education?

  • What are the different learning methods that can be implemented in computer-based education?

  • How can computer-based simulations supplement students’ exposure to clinical practice?

  • What are the issues to be considered when developing computer-based educational programs?

  • What are the significant barriers to widespread integration of computer-aided instruction into the medical curriculum?

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. SUMMIT Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Parvati Dev

  2. Harvard Medical School, Senior Scientist and Assistant Director, Laboratory of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Edward P. Hoffer

  3. Laboratory of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    G. Octo Barnett

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  1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032-3720, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD, MACP  & James J. Cimino MD, FACP  & 

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Dev, P., Hoffer, E.P., Barnett, G.O. (2006). Computers in Medical Education. In: Shortliffe, E.H., Cimino, J.J. (eds) Biomedical Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36278-9_21

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