Health information resources: tradition and innovation in a medical school curriculum.
Changes in LCME accreditation for medical colleges fostered the development of Health Information Resources, a required, for-credit course created by the Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center Library Reference Department for the first-year medical school curriculum. Six content areas were developed for inclusion in the syllabus: "Electronic Resources Survival Kit"; "Introduction to Problem Based Resources"; "Introduction to Literature Searching"; "MEDLINE Searching Hands-On/Publishing Pearls & Pitfalls"; "The World Wide Web and Patient Information"; and "Introduction to Electronic Mail." A combination of lectures, hands-on instruction, and active learning techniques were employed in the teaching of this class. Submission of a Health Information Resource Guide and a two-part final exam were required.
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Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center Library, MO 63104, USA. kaufma@slu.edu
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003200:Computer User Training; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D008923:Missouri; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018794:Problem-Based Learning