title: Integrating medical informatics into an undergraduate medical curriculum.
abstract: his paper outlines a rationale for medical schools to integrate medical informatics into their curricula. The approach used in the problem-based undergraduate curriculum at Dalhousie University School of Medicine is presented in three areas: organizational structure, implementation, and curriculum development. Seven goal areas defined to guide the curriculum development process are described.
authors.affiliation: Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4H7.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training / Q000379:methods*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D009674:Nova Scotia; D013337:Students, Medical