IT Training within the teaching of clinical skills Bart`s Stephen Morris The IT training initiative provides a timely boost to the use of IT by clinicians and academics within medical schools. Most of the currently available training material focuses on the needs of the business community. On the positive side a certain amount is available for the general academic however there is a dearth of suitable material for the practicing clinician. Our project aims to redress this balance in several broad areas (see below) not only in course content but in its presentation. 1. Use of Library systems for MEDLINE literature search. 2. Use of the LIBERTAS library cataloging system 3. To develop design and operational skills for the production of display graphics for clinical science. 4. Use of Word Perfect as a scientific W.P package 5. Use of the Joint Academic Network (JANET) 6. Using E-Mail as a collaborative publication tool involving more than one institution 7. Use of Authoring systems to provide clinical training material To assist us in our task we will collaborate closely with other departments with skills relevant to particular subject areas, such as the Library, Department of Medical Illustration, Department of Medical Informatics and the Department of Medical Education. _______________________________________________________________________ | | | In general the copyright for material on the NISS Bulletin Board | | is held by the CHEST & NISS Centre (University of Bath) or by the | | authors. | | | | Copying or reproduction of the material is permitted provided that | | | | (a) the source is acknowledged | | and (b) the material is not used for commercial gain. | | | | However, material must not be made available outside the academic | | community without prior consent. | |_______________________________________________________________________|