Integration of Medical Informatics Curriculum into Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Course for 1st Year Medical Students

Authors

Laura E. Abate, George Washington UniversityFollow
Anne Linton, George Washington University
Patricia Wilson, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Keywords

Medical Informatics; Problem-Based Learning; Library Instruction; Medical Students; Medical Education

Publication Date

5-2004

Abstract

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library librarians developed and taught "Introduction to Medical Informatics" to first-year medical students through the 2002/03 school year. In 2003/04, this course was restructured and integrated into the "Problem-Based Learning" (PBL) course taken by all first-year medical students. The goal was to improve resource selection and search skills, provide point-of-use learning and instruction, and to enhance the student experience. Librarians were assigned to individual PBL groups to act as advisors and guided the students through the informatics-related curriculum.

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Delivered at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 2004.