Computer Technology in Medical Education and Assessment

摘要

The report describes the technologies and strategies for computer-based education and assessment, the current state of medical education and assessment activities, and computer applications in medicine. It also provides examples of systems for the development and dissemination of computer-based educational materials. The Federal Government role in computer-based education and assessment has been primarily in the research and development phases. However, the medical areas in which such computer-based methods have been applied have been of long-standing interest to the U.S. Congress. Such areas include health professions education, monitoring and evaluating physician services through Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSROs), and efforts to contain the costs of such federally financed programs as Medicare and Medicaid. In all these areas the use of computer technology is becoming the rule rather than the exception. This report examines these computer applications in various stages of the life-long process of medical education from entry into medical school through active practice.