Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo
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Development <strong>of</strong> an Online Module on “Introduction<br />
to Medical Education Informatics” for the MSc in<br />
Biomedical Informatics course<br />
At present it is estimated that the emerging field <strong>of</strong> Biomedical Informatics (BMI) in the Sri<br />
Lankan context would need 240 specially trained Medical Officers in Health Informatics in<br />
the public sector alone. Therefore a sustainable training program for this specialty is an<br />
urgent need for the Sri Lankan public health sector.<br />
The face to face MSc training program conducted by the <strong>Postgraduate</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
at present encounters certain practical difficulties such as lack <strong>of</strong> adequate laboratory<br />
facilities and lecture halls and shortage <strong>of</strong> expert trainers at the PGIM, etc.<br />
On the other hand, online programs are becoming more popular, effective and acceptable<br />
worldwide as well as in Sri Lanka and seem to better address the issues mentioned above. In<br />
this context, it would be timely to develop, test and evaluate the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> an online<br />
training program for the MSc Biomedical Informatics course for future post graduate<br />
trainees.<br />
This work involved the process pertaining to the conversion <strong>of</strong> the existing face to face<br />
module on “Introduction to Medical Education Informatics” to an online learning module.<br />
Following a literature review and interviews with stakeholders the needs, content, teaching<br />
and learning methods, educational strategies and outcomes were identified. A learner<br />
centered module on “Introduction to Medical Education Informatics” was designed and is<br />
being developed based on the ASSURE model while incorporating the principles <strong>of</strong><br />
curriculum design, human behaviorism, adult learning and web design. The entire process is<br />
being developed according to the ADDIE process on MOODLE which is a free and open<br />
source platform. It will be evaluated at the level two <strong>of</strong> the Kirkpatrick’s hierarchy after<br />
implementation.<br />
Dr. Udara Ariyasinghe<br />
udaraa@hotmail.com<br />
Supervisor:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Nandani De Silva<br />
Chair and Senior Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Family <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kelaniya<br />
Dr. Gominda Ponnamperuma<br />
MBBS, Dip. Psychology, MMEd (Dundee) PhD (Dundee)<br />
Senior Lecturer in Medical Education<br />
Faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Colombo</strong><br />
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