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Allys Guerandel1, Kevin Malone1, Patrick Felle2
1Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research,St. Vincent's University Hospital,Elm Park,Dublin 4,Ireland.
Objectives:
To introduce and evaluate a computer assisted learning programme in undergraduate psychiatry (CAL-PSYCH).
Methods:
An interactive e-learning environment was created within the University College Dublin portal to assist students in acquiring the necessary skills in undergraduate psychiatry. The pilot phase consisted of providing their lectures on-line on the interactive site. Data were gathered from the last group of students in 2001 (pre-CAL-PSYCH) and the first group of students using CAL-PSYCH in 2002. We included assessment of percentage of students accessing the site, attendance rates at face-to-face lectures and tutorials, and also a feedback questionnaire from students who accessed the site.
Results:
All responders had used CAL-PSYCH. Students gave higher ratings for quality and interactivity of lectures compared with the pre-CAL-PSYCH curriculum. Students also expressed enthusiasm about CAL-PSYCH and encouraged us to develop it further.
Conclusions:
Computer-assisted learning environments such as CAL-PSYCH provide the opportunity to bring modern e-learning techniques to medical education, and may provide a new model for life-long learning in medicine.
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