Web 2.0 technologies for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education: an online survey
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Objectives: To identify the current familiarity and use of Web 2.0 technologies by medical students and qualified medical practitioners, and to identify the barriers to its use for medical education. Methods: A semi-structured online questionnaire survey of 3000 medical students and 3000 qualified medical practitioners (consultants, general practitioners and doctors in training) on the British Medical Association's membership database. Results: All groups had high familiarity, but low use, of podcasts. Ownership of digital media players was higher among medical students. There was high familiarity, but low use, of other Web 2.0 technologies except for high use of instant messaging and social networking by medical students. All groups stated that they were interested in using Web 2.0 technologies for education but there was lack of knowledge and skills in how to use these new technologies. Conclusions: There is an overall high awareness of a range of new Web 2.0 technologies by both medical students and qualified medical practitioners and high interest in its use for medical education. However, the potential of Web 2.0 technologies for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education will only be achieved if there is increased training in how to use this new approach.
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Previous surveys have particularly concentrated on physicians' use of specific media channels (eg, email), their information seeking on the Internet, and the impact of media on medical education.
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The issue of doctors' resistance is distinct in Medicine 2.0, with amplifying effects such as lack of training for doctors or difficulty advising patients on use of Medicine 2.0 tools.
“However, the issue is distinct in Medicine 2.0, where amplifying effects to this behavior are identified by certain authors, such as lack of training for doctors [5] or the difficulty of advising patients on use of Medicine 2.0 tools [81].”
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- Authors
- Sandars, J., & Schroter, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Leeds (GB)
- BMJ Editorial, BMA House, Tavistock Square , London, UK
- Corresponding author
- Sandars, J
- Venue
- Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2007-12-01
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
- 986
- Pages
- 759-762
- ISSN
- 0032-5473 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-0756
- PMC
- PMC2750915
- OpenAlex
- W2155429446
- Cited by
- 219
- References
- 14
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- FWCI
- 13.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Postgraduate Medical Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Educational Technology in Learning
- Keywords
- Web 2.0 tools, medical education, medical students, graduate medical education, podcasts, instant messaging, social networking, technology adoption barriers, digital literacy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Education, Medical, Graduate, Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Family Practice, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Software, Teaching Materials, Education, Distance, Internet
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