title: Informatics students across the globe learn to collaborate in second life.
abstract: In preparing healthcare professionals to work in the field of informatics, there are many online programs of study. These programs of students include a variety of educational tools. This poster describes the experiences of four student located across the globe learning how to work as a collaborative team. The team used Second Life as a platform to participate in a system life cycle course. The benefits and challenges of the Virtual Clinic environment are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH, USA;
authors.forename: Cathleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Danforth
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Condon
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deforest
authors.forename: Zeina Al
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Awar
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marini
authors.forename: Diane J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Skiba