title: Distributed medical informatics education using internet2.
abstract: The curricula of most medical informatics training programs are incomplete. We used Internet2-based videoconferencing to expand the educational opportunities of medical informatics students at Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Pittsburgh. Students and faculty in both programs shared extra-curricular research conferences and journal club meetings. A course in Information Retrieval was made available to students in both programs. The conferences, meetings and class were well accepted by participants. A few problems were experienced with the technology, some of which were resolved, and some non-technical challenges to distributing academic conferences, meetings and coursework were also uncovered. We plan to continue our efforts with expanded course and extra-curricular offerings and a more comprehensive evaluation strategy.
authors.affiliation: MIOR, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Patrica J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tidmarsh
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Hersh
authors.forename: Charles P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Freidman
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D009922:Oregon; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations; D014495:Universities; D014741:Video Recording