title: Introducing information technologies into medical education: activities of the AAMC.
abstract: Previous articles in this column have discussed how new information technologies are revolutionizing medical education. In this article, two staff members from the Association of American Medical College's Division of Medical Education discuss how the Association (the AAMC) is working both to support the introduction of new technologies into medical education and to facilitate dialogue on information technology and curriculum issues among AAMC constituents and staff. The authors describe six AAMC initiatives related to computing in medical education: the Medical School Objectives Project, the National Curriculum Database Project, the Information Technology and Medical Education Project, a professional development program for chief information officers, the AAMC ACCESS Data Collection and Dissemination System, and the internal Staff Interest Group on Medical Informatics and Medical Education.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C. 20037, USA. aasalas@aamc.org
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007254:Information Science / Q000193:education*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014481:United States