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APA Summit on Medical Student Education Task Force on Informatics and Technology: Steps to Enhance the Use of Technology in Education Through Faculty Development, Funding and Change Management

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Abstract

Objective

This article provides an overview of how trainees, faculty, and institutions use technology for acquiring knowledge, skills, and attitudes for practicing modern medicine.

Method

The authors reviewed the literature on medical education, technology, and change, and identify the key themes and make recommendations for implementing technology in medical education.

Results

Administrators and faculty should initially assess their own competencies with technology and then develop a variety of teaching methods that use technology to improve their curricula. Programs should decrease the general knowledge-based content of curricula and increase the use of technology for learning skills. For programs to be successful, they must address faculty development change management and funding.

Conclusions

Willingness for change, collaboration, and leadership at all levels are essential factors for successfully implementing technology.

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  1. University of California, Davis, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, California, 95817, USA

    Donald M. Hilty M.D. &  Peter M. Yellowlees M.D.

  2. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Sheldon Benjamin M.D.

  3. Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Gregory Briscoe M.D.

  4. American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Deborah J. Hales M.D.

  5. Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Robert J. Boland M.D.

  6. University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    John S. Luo M.D.

  7. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Carlyle H. Chan M.D. &  Robert S. Kennedy M.D.

  8. University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, USA

    Harry Karlinsky M.D.

  9. Valhalla Partners, Vienna, Virginia, USA

    Daniel B. Gordon M.D.

  10. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

    Joel Yager M.D.

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Hilty, D.M., Benjamin, S., Briscoe, G. et al. APA Summit on Medical Student Education Task Force on Informatics and Technology: Steps to Enhance the Use of Technology in Education Through Faculty Development, Funding and Change Management. Acad Psychiatry 30, 444–450 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.30.6.444

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