Thomas Ruth L, Allen Ruth M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Dec;24(12):938-41. doi: 10.1177/107110070302401213.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has charged academic institutions with finding methods to assess learning in specific areas of resident education. Computer-assisted education offers a reliable mode for teaching residents important information and skills. The CD-ROM "Fundamentals of Orthopaedic Foot Care," produced by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, was tested as a tool to provide nonoperative foot and ankle care education for a group of orthopaedic residents (N = 14) and a group of family practice residents (N = 11). The CD-ROM's educational format includes an interactive tutorial on anatomy, video demonstrations on selected topics in physical examination and basic treatment of nonoperative problems of the foot and ankle, and patient education information sheets on multiple common foot disorders. Both resident groups scored significantly higher on their post-test exams after spending 1 hour with the computer program (p < or = .05). This study suggests that this program can be used reliably in an orthopaedic residency program to achieve ACGME required competency of "medical knowledge" in evaluation and nonoperative management of common foot and ankle problems.
研究生医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）已要求学术机构寻找方法来评估住院医师教育特定领域的学习情况。计算机辅助教育为向住院医师传授重要信息和技能提供了一种可靠的方式。由美国矫形外科医师学会制作的光盘《矫形足部护理基础》，作为一种工具，为一组矫形外科住院医师（N = 14）和一组家庭医学住院医师（N = 11）提供非手术性足踝护理教育进行了测试。该光盘的教育形式包括解剖学互动教程、足部和踝关节非手术问题体格检查及基本治疗选定主题的视频演示，以及多种常见足部疾病的患者教育信息表。两组住院医师在使用该计算机程序1小时后，其测试后成绩均显著提高（p≤0.05）。本研究表明，该程序可在矫形外科住院医师培训项目中可靠使用，以实现ACGME要求的在常见足踝问题评估和非手术管理方面的“医学知识”能力。
