Presented at the 1998 APIII Conference Return to 1998 Abstract Index
PEDIATRIC AUTOPSY CPC STUDY VIA CAMPUS INTERNET
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State University of New York Health Science
Center
Brooklyn, New York
T. Strzelecki2
A. Nelson2
E. Clarin2,3
E. Zevallos4
J. Gu1, V. Anderson2,3
1 University of South Alabama, Mobile
2 SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn
3 Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, N.Y
4 Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
In a continuous effort to expand our research and education
in computer-assisted teaching of pathology in our department,
we have developed an interactive Macintosh application that
is accessible via classroom or campus Intranet. The application
includes clinical presentation, laboratory data and autopsy
findings in a case-based format that challenges the student's
capability to understand clinico-pathologic correlations.
The computer application integrates a brief comment, relevant
image with a set of questions geared to deliver a teaching
message which expands the student's basic knowledge and
clinical decision making. The intent is to visualize the
pathogenesis of a specific disease state by comparing and
contrasting the morphologic appearance of a lesion at the
gross, microscopic, and ultrastructural level. The student's
response to each question is typed in free text and verified
by the application. At present, we do not identify the student
or record their test results.
The application was developed using HyperCard from Apple Computer Corporation. At SUNY Brooklyn, this application is available via the campus network. It has the form of a shell which imports text and image files. This facilitates corrections and enhancement of the study cases. The performance capability and intuitive characteristics of the study designs provide a gestalt on disease processes to medical students and physicians.
