Curriculum-based neurosurgery digital library
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Jean-Philippe Langevin1, Thai Dang, David Kon
1University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Division of Neurosurgery, Tucson, Arizona 85724-5070, USA. jplangevin@hotmail.com
Background:
Recent work-hour restrictions and the constantly evolving body of knowledge are challenging the current ways of teaching neurosurgery residents.
Objective:
To develop a curriculum-based digital library of multimedia content to face the challenges in neurosurgery education.
Method:
We used the residency program curriculum developed by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons to structure the library and Microsoft Sharepoint as the user interface.
Results:
This project led to the creation of a user-friendly and searchable digital library that could be accessed remotely and throughout the hospital, including the operating rooms.
Conclusion:
The electronic format allows standardization of the content and transformation of the operating room into a classroom. This in turn facilitates the implementation of a curriculum within the training program and improves teaching efficiency. Future work will focus on evaluating the efficacy of the library as a teaching tool for residents.