University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor Michigan, United States.
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
Adv Physiol Educ. 2024 Jun 1;48(2):414-420. doi: 10.1152/advan.00214.2022. Epub 2024 Mar 28.
Medical students face challenging but important topics they must learn in short periods of time, such as autonomic pharmacology. Autonomic pharmacology is difficult in that it requires students to synthesize detailed anatomy, physiology, clinical reasoning, and pharmacology. The subject poses a challenge to learn as it is often introduced early in medical school curricula. To ease the difficulty of learning autonomic pharmacology, we created a free web application, PharmaMemory (www.pharmamemory.com), that interactively depicts the effects of high-yield autonomic drugs on the human body. PharmaMemory provides users with the opportunity to read and quiz themselves on the mechanisms, side effects, indications, and contraindications of these drugs while interacting with the application. We provided PharmaMemory to first-year medical students for three consecutive years of quality improvement and assessed the application's perceived effects on learning via user surveys. Survey feedback showed that users viewed PharmaMemory favorably and self-reported increased knowledge and confidence in the subject of autonomic pharmacology. Comments revealed that users liked the website's visuals, opportunity for challenged recall, and conciseness. PharmaMemory utilizes challenged recall, visual stimulation, and interactive learning to provide users with a multifaceted learning tool. Preliminary data suggest that students find this method of learning beneficial. Further studies are needed to assess PharmaMemory compared with more traditional learning methods such as PowerPoint or text-based learning. Additionally, further research is needed to quantitatively assess reduction in cognitive load. PharmaMemory (www.pharmamemory.com) is a free web application that interactively depicts the effects of high-yield autonomic drugs on the human body.
医学生需要在短时间内学习具有挑战性但又很重要的内容，比如自主神经药理学。自主神经药理学之所以难学，是因为它要求学生综合掌握详细的解剖学、生理学、临床推理和药理学知识。这门课程通常在医学院校课程的早期就会开设，因此学习起来具有一定难度。为了降低自主神经药理学的学习难度，我们开发了一个免费的网络应用程序 PharmaMemory（www.pharmamemory.com），它可以互动式地展示高产量自主药物对人体的影响。PharmaMemory 为用户提供了一个机会，可以在与应用程序交互的同时阅读和自我测验这些药物的作用机制、副作用、适应证和禁忌证。我们将 PharmaMemory 提供给了连续三年的一年级医学生，以评估其对学习的影响，并通过用户调查来评估应用程序的学习效果。调查反馈显示，用户对 PharmaMemory 的评价较好，他们报告称自己对自主神经药理学的知识和信心都有所增加。评论显示，用户喜欢该网站的视觉效果、有挑战性的回忆机会和简洁性。PharmaMemory 利用有挑战性的回忆、视觉刺激和互动学习为用户提供了一种多方面的学习工具。初步数据表明，学生们认为这种学习方法很有帮助。需要进一步的研究来评估 PharmaMemory 与更传统的学习方法（如 PowerPoint 或基于文本的学习）相比的效果。此外，还需要进一步的研究来定量评估认知负荷的减少。PharmaMemory（www.pharmamemory.com）是一个免费的网络应用程序，它可以互动式地展示高产量自主药物对人体的影响。
