Medical informatics education needs information system practicums in health care settings: Experiences and lessons learned from 32 practicums at four universities in two countries

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 294-299

  Haux, Reinhold ^a   Ammenwerth, E ^b   Haber, A ^c   Huhner Bloder G ^b   Knaup Gregori, P ^d   Lechleitner, G ^b,e   Leiner, F ^b,f   Weber, R ^d   Winter, A ^c   Wolff, A C ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e TILAK   (Austria)

^f Bavarian State Ministry of Health   (Germany)

Author keywords

Education; Health informatics; Health information systems; Hospital information systems; Medical informatics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; EXPERIENCE; GERMANY; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

AUSTRIA; DATA COLLECTION; GERMANY; HEALTH FACILITIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 33745575724     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634073     Document Type: Article

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