Al-Tamimi Dalal M
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 2003 Jan;10(1):67-76.
The recognition that information and communication technologies should play an increasingly important role in medical education is a key to educating physicians in the 21(st) century. Computer use in medical education includes, Internet hypermedia/multimedia technologies, medical informatics, distance learning and telemedicine. Adaptation to the use of these technologies should ideally start from the elementary school level. Medical schools must introduce medical informatics courses very early in the medical curriculum. Teachers will need regular CME courses to prepare and update themselves with the changing circumstances. Our infrastructure must be prepared for the new developments with computer labs, basic skill labs, close circuit television facilities, virtual class rooms, smart class rooms, simulated teaching facilities, and distance teaching by tele-techniques. Our existing manpower including, doctors, nurses, technicians, librarians, and administration personal require hands-on training, while new recruitment will have to emphasize compulsory knowledge of and familiarity with information technology. This paper highlights these subjects in detail as a means to prepare us to meet the challenges of the 21(st) century.
认识到信息和通信技术在医学教育中应发挥越来越重要的作用，是21世纪培养医生的关键。医学教育中计算机的应用包括互联网超媒体/多媒体技术、医学信息学、远程学习和远程医疗。理想情况下，对这些技术的应用适应应从小学阶段开始。医学院必须在医学课程中很早就开设医学信息学课程。教师需要定期参加继续医学教育课程，以便根据不断变化的情况进行准备和更新。我们的基础设施必须为新的发展做好准备，包括计算机实验室、基本技能实验室、闭路电视设施、虚拟教室、智能教室、模拟教学设施以及通过远程技术进行的远程教学。我们现有的人力，包括医生、护士、技术人员、图书馆员和行政人员，都需要实际操作培训，而新招聘人员将必须强调对信息技术的强制了解和熟悉。本文详细阐述了这些主题，作为使我们做好准备迎接21世纪挑战的一种手段。
