title: Information management of a medical school educational program: a state-of-the-art application.
abstract: Quality in the design and management of a medical school education program depends on the ability to access and analyze relevant information in a timely fashion. The components of medical-education information system should support learning and instruction as well as the administrative and research responsibilities of the program. A system capable of meeting these needs requires core, operational, and strategic components. This article discusses a conceptual schema of the medical school environment and reports the results of 3 1/2 years' experience developing core, operational, and strategic components as the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The value of a simple conceptual schema as a design and development instrument was confirmed. Limitations of the system are discussed along with potential solutions.
authors.affiliation: Office of Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15261, USA. kan@med.pitt.edu
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kanter
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D007256:Information Systems; D010414:Pennsylvania