Jens Dørup
Experience and Attitudes towards Information Technology among First-Year Medical Students in Denmark: Longitudinal Questionnaire Survey
Aarhus University|Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
information technology resources become available support campus based medical education webbased learning becomes increasingly interesting map information technology resources available medical students attitudes students towards useto determine extensively effectively information handling skills taught medical curriculum study investigated internet computer availability usage attitudes towards information technology among firstyear medical students aarhus denmark fiveyear periodin period 1998 2002 students beginning first semester medical school given courses effective use studies part tutorials students asked complete webbased questionnaire included questions related readiness attitudes towards using studiesa total 1159 students 78 responded overall 717 respondents indicating access computer home number change significantly study period time power students computers use email internet increase significantly fall 2002 approximately 90 students used email regularly 80 used internet regularly 60 access internet home significantly males females access computer home males positive attitude towards use computers medical studies fairly constant number students 37 stated would prefer use computers studiestaken together experience classroom teaching results indicate optional teaching basic information technology still needs integrated medical studies need seem likely disappear near future