Clinicians and computers: Friends or foes?

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dc.contributor.authorPolyakov, A.
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, E.
dc.contributor.authorDevitt, P.
dc.contributor.authorCoventry, B.
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstract<h4>Background</h4>Computer-aided learning is accepted by students as a learning resource, but the views of the teaching community are largely unknown.<h4>Purpose</h4>To document clinicians' experience with computers and to record their attitudes toward computer usage in clinical practice and student education.<h4>Methods</h4>Questionnaire mailed out to all clinicians, including interns and residents, fellows, and attending physicians in 3 major teaching hospitals in South Australia, with a total of 646 clinical staff.<h4>Results</h4>Replies were received from 246 staff. Eighty percent of clinicians had at least 2 years of experience with computers and used computers for at least 2 hr each week. Despite this, there was an obvious lack of conviction among clinicians that computer-aided learning was of use in student education and assessment. This may reflect their lack of experience with this medium as an educational tool.<h4>Conclusions</h4>If computer-aided learning is to make any significant impact on medical student education, it must be carefully and objectively evaluated, and its benefit must be clearly demonstrated to clinical teachers.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAlexander Polyakov, Edward Palmer, Peter G. Devitt and Brendon J. Coventry
dc.identifier.citationTeaching and Learning in Medicine: an international journal, 2000; 12(2):91-95
dc.identifier.doi10.1207/S15328015TLM1202_6
dc.identifier.issn1040-1334
dc.identifier.issn1532-8015
dc.identifier.orcidPalmer, E. [0000-0001-9654-5213]
dc.identifier.orcidCoventry, B. [0000-0002-3596-7735]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/10685
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
dc.source.urihttp://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=3444777&site=ehost-live&scope=site
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAnalysis of Variance
dc.subjectData Interpretation, Statistical
dc.subjectAttitude of Health Personnel
dc.subjectAge Factors
dc.subjectSex Factors
dc.subjectFellowships and Scholarships
dc.subjectTime Factors
dc.subjectCurriculum
dc.subjectEducation, Medical, Graduate
dc.subjectEducation, Medical
dc.subjectEducation, Medical, Undergraduate
dc.subjectInternship and Residency
dc.subjectComputer-Assisted Instruction
dc.subjectComputers
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPhysicians
dc.subjectHospitals, Teaching
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.titleClinicians and computers: Friends or foes?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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