Computer Use in Pediatric Education

Abstract

During the past two decades, there has been an increasing awareness among educators of the potential use of the computer in medical education. Its use in research studies and in creating such educational instruments as unit lessons, patient simulations, lecture aides and testing and evaluation materials has been discussed in the literature. The computer thus has been noted to be a beneficial educational tool. Much has been written predicting the inevitable and continued expansion of the computer in medical education as well as the implications of its future use for medical students, residents, and faculty To date, however, there is little documentation regarding the actual use of computers in pediatric education.