Background: Since the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in 1955, the applications of AI
have increased over the years within a rapidly changing digital landscape where public …

Background The use of e‐learning, defined as any educational intervention mediated
electronically via the Internet, has steadily increased among health professionals worldwide …

The authors provide an introduction to e-learning and its role in medical education by
outlining key terms, the components of e-learning, the evidence for its effectiveness, faculty …

This essential text provides a readable yet sophisticated overview of the basic concepts of
information technologies as they apply in healthcare. Spanning areas as diverse as the …

In just a few years, e-learning has become part of the mainstream in medical education.
While e-learning means many things to many people, at its heart it is concerned with the …

E-learning, or learning and teaching facilitated and supported through the application of
technology, is presently being used widely in all fields of education, and also being utilized …

In this chapter, we describe different theoretical perspectives–information processing, social
constructivism, and sociocultural perspectives–that underlie and provide a useful lens for …

Medical educators must prepare for a number of challenges when they decide to implement
a competency-based curriculum. Many of these challenges will pertain to three key aspects …

Background The internet is an important source of up-to-date medical information. Although
several studies in different countries have explored the extent to which health science …

With e-learning now part of the medical education mainstream, both educational and
practical technical and informatics skills have become an essential part of the medical …