The ID Digital Institute: Building a digital education toolset and community

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Digital Health
• Infectious Diseases

Background:

• Organic digital education (ODE) encompasses various online content formats like blogs, social media, videos, podcasts, and infographics.
• Multimedia ODE platforms are increasingly vital in medical education, offering unique advantages.
• Medical educators proficient in digital modalities can enhance teaching, career development, and scientific research dissemination.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the structure, content, and lessons learned from the ID Digital Institute program.
• To demonstrate how digital education skills can support current and future infectious diseases education efforts, particularly for transplant and immunocompromised hosts.

Main Methods:

• The ID Digital Institute program was developed with a curriculum focused on appraising, creating, curating, and integrating ODE.
• The program aims to build digital competency among infectious diseases professionals.

Main Results:

• The ID Digital Institute program provides a structured approach to developing digital education skills.
• Lessons learned from the program highlight the practical application of ODE in infectious diseases education.

Conclusions:

• Digital education skills are crucial for modern medical educators, especially in infectious diseases.
• The ID Digital Institute model offers a framework for integrating ODE into professional development and specialized education, aligning with needs in transplant and immunocompromised host care.