Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2007):

Virtual biomedical universities and e-learning.

Full Abstract

In this special issue on virtual biomedical universities and e-learning we will make a survey on the principal existing teaching applications of ICT used in medical Schools around the world. In the following we identify five types of research and experiments in this field of medical e-learning and virtual medical universities. The topics of this special issue goes from educational computer program to create and simulate virtual patients with a wide variety of medical conditions in different clinical settings and over different time frames to using distance learning in developed and developing countries program training medical informatics of clinicians. We also present the necessity of good indexing and research tools for training resources together with workflows to manage the multiple source content of virtual campus or universities and the virtual digital video resources. A special attention is given to training new generations of clinicians in ICT tools and methods to be used in clinical settings as well as in medical schools.

Author information

Author/s: Beux, P Le (PL); Fieschi, M (M);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Editorial; Review

Journal: International journal of medical informatics (Int J Med Inform), published in Ireland. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2007 May-Jun; vol 76 (issue 5-6) : pp 331-5

Dates: Created 2007/04/04; Completed 2007/06/14;

PMID: 17407747, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Computer Simulation Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods Curriculum Education, Distance - methods Education, Medical, Continuing - methods Educational Technology

Humans Internationality Learning Schools, Medical Universities User-Computer Interface

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