title: The structure and function of a new clinical skills and medical informatics laboratory (SCIL) in a developing country--a two year institutional experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To combine clinical skills and medical informatics learning by offering a combined 'SCIL' rotation to third year medical students and to determine its long-term impact.
  
  
  METHODS
  A combined clinical skills and medical informatics laboratory (SCIL) was set up at our institution with international collaboration. Nine months to one year after formal third year SCIL rotations were conducted, a questionnaire rated on (1-5) Likert Scale was administered to the inaugural class undergoing this rotation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rotation was rated positively in terms of both acquisition of clinical skills as well as medical informatics skills. (overall rotation rating: 3.32 +/- 0.53)
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results have shown the positive long-term impact on undergraduate medical students of a combined clinical skills and medical informatics rotation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shifa College of Medicine and Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Khaja H Mujtaba
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Quadri
authors.forename: Muhammad Faisal
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rahim
authors.forename: Ali Yawar
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jaffery
authors.forename: Zareen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: Mobeen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iqbal
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D003906:Developing Countries; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D010154:Pakistan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires