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Integration of medical visual documentation into medical education, benefits for medicine, education and treatment
Sertaç Ata Güler1, Salih Efe Gül2, Zeynep İrem Yarımbaş2
1Medical Visual Documentation Unit, Department of General Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Objective:
Medical visual documentation is an important part of medical education. It provides numerous benefits to both. This article argues for the integration of medical photography into medical education.
Material And Methods:
A medical visualization and documentation elective course was offered to second-year students at the Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine. At the end of the 14-week program, a questionnaire was administered to students who participated in the course. The survey results were analyzed using data analysis programs.
Results:
According to the survey results, the students stated that the elective course positively impacted their education and experience as future doctors.
Discussion:
In many medical schools, both in Turkey and around the world, medical photography training is not integrated into medical education. This presents challenges for medical education and physicians. However, these difficulties can be overcome by providing integrated training and courses for doctors.
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