Sancho J J, González J C, Patak A, Sanz F, Sitges-Serra A
Departament d'Informàtica Mèdica i Docència, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Med Educ. 1993 Nov;27(6):479-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1993.tb00307.x.
Medical informatics (MI) has been introduced to medical students in several countries. Before outlining a course plan it was necessary to conduct a survey on students' computer literacy. A questionnaire was designed for students, focusing on knowledge and previous computer experience. The questions reproduced a similar questionnaire submitted to medical students from North Carolina University in Chapel Hill (NCU). From the results it is clear that although almost 80% of students used computers, less than 30% used general purpose applications, and utilization of computer-aided search of databases or use in the laboratory was exceptional. Men reported more computer experience than women in each area investigated by our questionnaire but this did not appear to be related to academic performance, age or course. Our main objectives when planning an MI course were to give students a general overview of the medical applications of computers and instruct them in the use of computers in future medical practice. As our medical school uses both Apple Macintosh and IBM compatibles, we decided to provide students with basic knowledge of both. The programme was structured with a mix of theoretico-practical lectures and personalized practical sessions in the computer laboratory. As well as providing a basic overview of medical informatics, the course and computer laboratory were intended to encourage other areas of medicine to incorporate the computer into their teaching programmes.
医学信息学（MI）已在多个国家引入医学生课程。在制定课程计划之前，有必要对学生的计算机素养进行调查。我们为学生设计了一份问卷，重点关注知识和以往的计算机使用经验。这些问题借鉴了提交给北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校（NCU）医学生的一份类似问卷。从结果可以清楚地看出，虽然近80%的学生使用计算机，但使用通用应用程序的不到30%，利用计算机辅助搜索数据库或在实验室使用的情况更是少见。在我们问卷调查的各个领域，男性报告的计算机使用经验都比女性多，但这似乎与学业成绩、年龄或课程无关。我们在规划医学信息学课程时的主要目标是让学生对计算机在医学中的应用有一个总体了解，并指导他们在未来医疗实践中使用计算机。由于我们医学院同时使用苹果麦金塔电脑和IBM兼容机，我们决定让学生掌握这两种电脑的基本知识。该课程安排了理论与实践相结合的讲座以及在计算机实验室的个性化实践课程。除了提供医学信息学的基本概述外，该课程和计算机实验室旨在鼓励医学的其他领域将计算机纳入其教学计划。
