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Marcus Law1, Paula Veinot, Jennifer Campbell
1M. Law is associate professor of family medicine and director, Foundations, MD Program, University of Toronto, and director of medical education, Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9746-6381. P. Veinot is an independent research consultant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. J. Campbell is associate professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M. Craig is associate professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M. Mylopoulos is associate professor, Faculty of Medicine, and scientist, Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Medical students gained essential computer literacy and computational thinking skills through a specialized programming course, preparing them for technology integration in healthcare. This fosters better physician-technology collaboration for improved patient care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Informatics
- Computer Science in Medicine
Background:
- Future physicians require advanced computer literacy to effectively utilize technology for optimal patient care.
- Current medical education often inadequately prepares students in essential computing skills.
- A gap exists between technology developers and medical practitioners in healthcare.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a certificate course designed to enhance medical students' computer literacy.
- To qualitatively assess how the course prepares students for using computing science and technology in medicine.
Main Methods:
- A 14-month "Computing for Medicine" (C4M) certificate course was implemented.
- The course included hands-on programming workshops, expert seminars, and coding projects.
- A qualitative study involving thematic analysis of interviews with 17 student participants was conducted.
Main Results:
- Participants reported achieving computer literacy, including programming fundamentals and computational thinking skills.
- The course successfully illustrated the connection between computer science and medical applications.
- Students emphasized the need for improved communication between technology developers and medical professionals.
Conclusions:
- Medical schools should prioritize computer literacy as a core competency for future physicians.
- Fostering collaborative computing partnerships is crucial for advancing technology use in healthcare.
- Further evaluation of such specialized medical informatics courses is recommended.
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