An electronic bulletin board for instruction in reproductive endocrinology in a residency in obstetrics and gynecology

Use of E-mail to Teach Residents Pediatric Emergency Medicine

“…The second initiative involved an electronic bulletin board for instruction in reproductive endocrinology. 4 The authors' motivation for this latter endeavor was that only poor educational programs were available for what is considered an essential teaching section in the specialty. The lectures were sent to residents monthly via e-mail for a 10-month period, and a chat feature allowed residents to send questions regarding lecture content and related cases.…”

“…2 Previous attempts at computer-based teaching of obstetricsgynecology residents using a daily question format or lectures have been well received and, in the short-term, were associated with an increase in the residents' knowledge base. 3,4 We used an already-existing network of computers distributed throughout our pediatric hospital to send a daily pediatric emergency medicine-based question electronically to pediatric residents. We hoped to provide flexibility in learn-ing for residents, and sought to determine resident use of, benefit from, and interest in electronic teaching.…”

Use of the Internet for Addiction Education

“…In order to assess an innovative option for addressing this training need, we developed an Internet course designed to disseminate new information on addiction training. Over the past few years, there has been a great expansion in the use of Internet communication, with a recent estimate of at least 15 million individuals having access to the World Wide Web 6 . This medium offers the clear advantage of not being fixed in either time or location for information transfer.…”