Medical education and the role of computers--as seen through the eyes of a medical student.
The medical education system that currently exists depends more and more on the memory of the physician-in-training as the medical database expands. While the brain has been engineered to reason and conceptualize, its capacity to memorize is limited and remains unchanged as the growth of medical knowledge continues. While we are exploring the frontiers of modern medicine, we must also explore new methods of training. An educational system that is efficient and practical must be developed, and the computer should assume a vital role in replacing the memorization of seldom used, but clinically important information. This would enable students to focus on clinical applications, and advance the development of reasoning skills that are essential in medicine: MEDICAL EDUCATION AND COMPUTERS.
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University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville 32608.
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