medical e learning dr [email protected]
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Too many courses, Too few teachers
MBBS
BDS
Nursing
Physiotherapy
MLT
… More to come
AlliedCourses
Postgraduate
MCI Amendment Notification1st Dec 2008
Medical Colleges must have a skills lab and adapt information technology in medicine• Must have provision for e
library also
• A/C computer room with MEDLAR and Internet facility , minimum 25 nodes
• Lecture theatres must have provision for E Classes / virtual classes
• Existing colleges must introduce these facilities within one year
MCI Amendment Notification
Teacherless Teaching Systems
• Empty digital libraries• Dhoti clad computers• Need for digestible
contents• Strong need for local
content creation
Studentless learning systems
Need for content
CDs DVD, Net,
Research papers – Helinet
Teachers – primary content generators
Good software is expensive and available from west
Good content must deliver an immersive learning experience
Multimedia – an audio visual treat
Students will • Remember to remember• Forget to forget
Combining computer based learning with instructor led training
Blended Learning
As good a technology is, giving up face to face teaching is painful
I was not alone
The time it takes to learn a given amount of material in anatomy can be decreased by the use
of computer based instruction.
Computer based teaching can be particularly useful for students who need extra individual attention.• - Julia G. Guy et al
(1992)
• E – PBL– bridge• Application of
knowledge to case scenarios
• LMS – TUSKS• Immersive learning experiences –
virtual labs• Diagnostic aids – Possum• MOOC – Massive open online course
• Role of management• Role of publication companies• Role of consortium
• Comp aided pt education – Down Synd, CVS,
• Plastic Surg, Dental, Time projection software
• Touch Screen kiosks in OPDs
• Problem based learning, case analysis
( The virtual patient )
• USMLE – a milestone
Spectrum of Medical E Learning
Spectrum of Medical E Learning
• BPO boom• Medical E learning cos – MEdRC Edutech,
Excelsoft, Focus Medica etc, • Legal cos, • Pharma products on cd• Can we make medical cds in India• IVI meds• Digital atlas of Netter• Teaching databases for medical institutions
• CME programmes• Credit programmes for gen practitioners• Bridge courses for medical and paramedical
students:– Medical Ethics– Communication skills for doctors– Communication skills for nurses– Scenario based management – e.g.
• emergency medicine protocols• Medical ICU protocols• Surgical ICU protocols• Pediatric ICU protocols
Spectrum of Medical E Learning
Other modules
• Medical sales force training• Service and product support• Public health education:– Fact sheets about each disease – NGOs– All you need to know about - ? disease– Nutrition information– Demographic data
• Surgical simulators• Medical video games
• An amplifier for medical education
Technology enabled learning
Like a stethoscope is for cardiology
Thank You