title: Using E-mail as an interactive teaching tool.
abstract: The author describes using e-mail as a tool for teaching ethics to internal medicine residents. By sending residents a description of an ethics problem and asking them to respond prior to a scheduled conference, he was able to ensure an informed discussion and to identify learners' knowledge and skill deficits.
authors.affiliation: Prince George's Hospital Center, Cheverly, Maryland 20785, USA. sbeidas@dgsys.com
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Beidas
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*