Monday, July 13, 2009

Medical Education

Medical Education
(Medical e-Learning)

Increasingly, Medical Education around the world is being supported by online teaching, usually within Learning Management Systems (LMSs) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLEs). Research areas into online medical education are wide-ranging, and include.
The roles of the participants (student, teacher, administrators)
Content generation, especially in a wide range of media


The use of LMSs, VLEs and other systems, and open-source vs. proprietary, methods of interaction
The use online medication education in Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
Practical applications, virtual patients
Distance learning
Assessment
Electronic Portfolios (e-Portfolios)
Mobile Learning (M-Learning)
Problems with technology
Accessibility
The Politics and Psychology of e-learning
Legal and Ethical Issues
Economics
Design Issues
Standards and Specifications



Post-graduate education
Following completion of entry-level training, newly graduated doctors are often required to undertake a period of supervised practice before full registration is granted; this is most often of one year duration and may be referred to as "internship" or "provisional registration" or residency.
Further training in a particular field of medicine may be undertaken. In some jurisdictions this is commenced immediately following completion of entry-level training, whilst other jurisdictions require junior doctors to undertake generalist (unstreamed) training for a number of years before commencing specialisation.
Increasingly education theory itself is becoming an integral part of postgraduate medical training. Formal qualifications in education are becoming the norm for Medical School educators who are becoming increasingly accountable for their students.

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