XI. Quality Assurance and Medical Education: B. Medical Education: Applications and Benefits of Computer Based Education for Medical and Allied Health Education

摘要

Advances in computer technology have provided unique opportunities to apply computer systems to a wide variety of medical and health care functions. One area which holds great potential for using computer systems is medical and health science education. The following paper focuses on1. The benefits which can be derived from using computers to deliver many forms of medical education but particularly continuing medical education.2. The applications of computer technology to medical and health science training.3. The future applications of computers to medical and health science education.The paper cites numerous examples of how computers are currently being used in health care training and what new developments might be used in the very near future.