Innovative web-based multimedia curriculum improves cardiac examination competency of residents

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-133

  Criley, Jasminka M ^a,b,h   Keiner, Jennifer ^c   Boker, John R ^d   Criley, Stuart R ^e   Warde, Carole M ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b St Mary Medical Center   (United States)

^c HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

^d GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Blaufuss Medical Multimedia   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cardiology education; Clinical competence; Competency based education standards; Computer assisted instruction; Curriculum; Educational measurement methods; Educational technology; Heart murmurs diagnosis physiopathology; Heart sounds; Heart anatomy and histology physiology; Internet internship and residency standards; Multimedia; Physical examination standards; Reproducibility of results; Time factors; User computer interface; Virtual patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EXPOSURE; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEARNING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIMEDIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SKILL; TEACHING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MULTIMEDIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 44249093003     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.287     Document Type: Article

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