Arbel Yael, Zadik Yehuda, Nakdimon Idan, Ran Yuval, Mendelovich Jacob, Bader Tarif, Frenkel Hagay
Department of Periodontology, The Oral and Maxillofacial Center, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Department of Oral Medicine, The Oral and Maxillofacial Center, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Disaster Mil Med. 2016 Nov 14;2:17. doi: 10.1186/s40696-016-0027-2. eCollection 2016.
International social networking is eminent in medical practice, mainly in sharing knowledge and mutual inspiring and in social and professional bonding. Since 2006, the International Medical Course is taking place in Commander Branch at the Military Medicine Academy of the Medical Corps, Israeli Defense Forces; in which medical officers from other military forces are participating along with Israeli officers. One of the course's objectives is international networking. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of networking in the International Medical Course compared to others means of networking, and to examine which components in the course are the most important in networking formation.
Questionnaires were e-mailed to the course participants. Demographic data and data regarding the networking possibilities in the international medical course was collected.
The answers of 35 participants (17 Majors, 12 Lieutenant-Colonels, and 6 Colonels; mean age of 44.1 years) were included in this study. Response rate was 42%. Of the participants, 24 were Israelis and 11 from other military forces. Most of the responders (88.6%) reported the course is a major networking tool, with no influence of age, sex, rank, education profession or origin. Networking potential among participants from the same origin country was significantly higher in Israeli officers in comparison to officers from other countries ( = 0.001). Clinical practice and research purposes were the reason for communication in one fifth of the participants.
The International Medical Course fulfils its purpose in forming international military medical networking.
国际社交网络在医学实践中很突出，主要体现在知识共享、相互启发以及社交和职业联系方面。自2006年以来，国际医学课程在以色列国防军军医部队军事医学院指挥官分校举办；其他军事力量的医务人员与以色列军官一同参与。该课程的目标之一是建立国际网络。本研究的目的是评估国际医学课程中的网络水平与其他网络方式相比如何，并研究课程中的哪些组成部分在网络形成中最为重要。
通过电子邮件向课程参与者发送问卷。收集人口统计学数据以及有关国际医学课程中网络可能性的数据。
本研究纳入了35名参与者的回答（17名少校、12名中校和6名上校；平均年龄44.1岁）。回复率为42%。参与者中，24名是以色列人，11名来自其他军事力量。大多数回复者（88.6%）报告称该课程是一个主要的网络工具，不受年龄、性别、军衔、教育专业或出身的影响。与其他国家的军官相比，来自同一原籍国的以色列军官之间的网络潜力显著更高（P = 0.001）。五分之一的参与者将临床实践和研究目的作为交流的原因。
国际医学课程在建立国际军事医学网络方面实现了其目标。
