Medical Informatics Training During Clinical Clerkship and the Shift from Computer Literacy to Information Literacy
- Author:
Hajime NAKAGAWA
;
Ryuichi HAYASHI
;
Toshio MIYAWAKI
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical informatics;
clinical clerkship;
presentation
- From:Medical Education
2004;35(5):337-342
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A clinical clerkship in medical informatics was introduced in the 5th year of medical school. One goal is computer literacy, which means comprehension of the hospital information system including security policy and privacy preservation. The other is information literacy; The students make presentations concerning the medical information system and information technology within approximately ten minutes. All participants were enthusiastic about preparing the presentation. Seventy percent of them acknowledged the significance of explaining persuasively to others what they studied and the usefulness of these skills developed in this clerkship in their future. This result implies the importance of the shift to information literacy.
