title: [E-learning in ENT: Usage in University Medical Centers in Germany].
abstract: E-learning is an essential part of innovative medical teaching concepts. The challenging anatomy and physiology in ENT is considered particularly suitable for self-assessed and adaptive e-learning. Usage and data on daily experience with e-learning in German ENT-university hospitals are currently unavailable and the degree of implementation of blended learning including feed-back from medical students are currently not known. We investigated the current need and usage of e-learning in academic ENT medical centers in Germany. We surveyed students and chairs for Otorhinolaryngology electronically and paperbased during the summer semester 2015. Our investigation revealed an overall heterogenous picture on quality and quantity of offered e-learning applications. While the overall amount of e-learning in academic ENT in Germany is rather low, at least half of the ENT-hospitals in medical faculties reported that e-learning had improved their own teaching activities. More collaboration among medical faculties and academic ENT-centers may help to explore new potentials, overcome technical difficulties and help to realize more ambitious projects.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Freiherr von Saß
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klenzner
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scheckenbach
authors.affiliation: Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaker
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education*; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching