1 Nov 2001Review
DISTANT LEARNING IN SURGERY: PROBLEM BASED LEARNING, TELEMENTORING AND ASSESSMENT
G. Midiri 1V. Papaspyropoulos 1A. Brescia 2
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Divisione di Chirurgia Generale II, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Mediche Applicate, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
2 Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2001, 72(6), 751-755;
Published: 1 Nov 2001
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Abstract
The authors propose the use of distant learning in the surgical knowledge teaching. The problem based learning methodology can support this new didactic approach.Telementoring is an interactive experimental methodology that allows young surgeons education by distant learning tutoring of an expert surgeon. The problem about assessment of efficacy and quality of computer-assisted instruction is to day under evaluation.
Keywords
- assessment
- Distant learning in surgery
- problem-based learning
- telementoring
