Communication satellites: their role in medical education and health care delivery.
This article describes an experiment in distance teaching/learning in large rural areas of North America using full duplex audiovisual interactive satellite communication. The effectiveness of the approach is compared with more conventional techniques in terms of regional faculty sharing, admissions and minority recruitment, the consultation process, independent learning and communication between public policy makers. Attention is paid to the cost and cost effectiveness of this form of communication.
University of Washington School of Medicine.
M R
MR
Schwarz
J L
JL
Boor
W M
WM
Myers
F S
FS
Newman