Jones R B, Navin L M, Barrie J, Hillan E, Kinane D
Department of Public Health, University of Glasgow, UK.
Med Educ. 1991 May;25(3):191-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1991.tb00051.x.
Universities need to ensure that clinical undergraduates are educated in the use of computers in medical, nursing, dental and veterinary practice. We surveyed 875 students at Glasgow University to determine their computer literacy and attitudes to the use of computers. One in five students had not used a computer during the last year and 16% thought themselves to be a complete novice with computers. Medical students were more likely to have used a computer recently compared to dental and nursing students. For one in four students, the idea of working with a computer makes them anxious. Seventy per cent of students wanted more use of computers in the curriculum and 30% applied to attend an optional computing course in the summer. Although a third of students had not used a computer at school, the proportion had increased a little in recent years. At Glasgow University, changes need to be made to the undergraduate curriculum to teach students the use of computers in clinical practice. With a few exceptions, there is no reason to believe that this does not apply to other British universities.
各大学需要确保临床专业的本科生接受有关在医疗、护理、牙科和兽医实践中使用计算机的教育。我们对格拉斯哥大学的875名学生进行了调查，以确定他们的计算机素养以及对使用计算机的态度。五分之一的学生在过去一年中没有使用过计算机，16%的学生认为自己对计算机完全是新手。与牙科和护理专业的学生相比，医学专业的学生最近使用计算机的可能性更大。四分之一的学生想到要使用计算机就会感到焦虑。70%的学生希望在课程中更多地使用计算机，30%的学生申请参加夏季的选修计算机课程。尽管三分之一的学生在学校时没有使用过计算机，但近年来这一比例略有上升。在格拉斯哥大学，本科课程需要做出改变，以教授学生在临床实践中使用计算机。除了少数例外，没有理由认为这不适用于其他英国大学。
