Medical Student EducationIncorporating Electronic Media into Medical Student Education: A Survey of AMSER Members on Computer and Web Use in Radiology Courses
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Materials and Methods
A Web-based questionnaire (Figure 1) was sent via e-mail to 161 members of the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology. Because many of these individuals taught at the same institutions, many programs received duplicate questionnaires. The response rate therefore was determined on the basis of the number of responding departments rather than the number of surveys sent. The initial mailing was followed by two reminder messages to all nonresponders. The survey included questions about
Results
There were 48 responses to the questionnaire from the 161 e-mails sent to 139 departments, for a response rate of 35%. Radiology courses were described as “required” in 11 schools (23%) and “elective” in 35 schools (73%); respondents at two schools (4%) did not specify whether their courses were required or elective. The number of courses offered per year ranged from one to 90, with an average of 10.7. Most courses were offered approximately once a month (in 18 cases). In three cases the course
Discussion
Previously confined to word processing, communication and information technology has been repositioned as an integral component of the medical school environment (3). This change has occurred in less than two student generations. Such advances bring new opportunities and challenges to medical education and are affecting the way educators teach and the way students learn.
There are many potential benefits of information technology for medical school education in radiology. These include access to
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