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Peer reviewedFriedman, Charles P. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1982
Using as examples four computerized database systems operating in schools of medicine, this article examines ways in which software designs differ and some of the operating implications of these differences. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Databases, Decision Making
Peer reviewedAbrahams, Mark B.; Friedman, Charles P. – Academic Medicine, 1996
A survey of 101 medical schools in the United States and Canada found most had a centralized evaluation system for course and curriculum evaluation, and over half used oversight committees. Beyond the almost universal use of questionnaires, course evaluation practices varied widely, comprising different combinations of evaluation technique and…
Descriptors: Centralization, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedFriedman, Charles P.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine evaluated the predictive value of the rank list generated in evaluating applicants for a surgery residency. Rough rankings computed directly from ratings of applicants were found to be more predictive of first year residents' performance than faculty's final rankings…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
Peer reviewedFriedman, Charles P.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1983
A method to assist in curriculum planning and its application at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine is presented. Content elements appropriate for inclusion in a family medicine curriculum for medical students are identified. Priorities were assigned to content elements. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Data Collection
Peer reviewedNowacek, George; Friedman, Charles P. – Academic Medicine, 1995
The design of medical school curriculum information systems for use by faculty, students, and staff is explored. A system is explained to contain the objectives, content, and/or educational activities that compose the curriculum. Three distinct system designs are discussed: a curriculum database (most helpful for administrators), a curriculum…
Descriptors: College Administration, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedFriedman, Charles P.; Corn, Milton; Krumrey, Arthur; Perry, David R.; Stevens, Ronald H. – Academic Medicine, 1998
Examines how beliefs and concerns of academic medicine's diverse professional cultures affect management of information technology. Two scenarios, one dealing with standardization of desktop personal computers and the other with publication of syllabi on an institutional intranet, form the basis for an exercise in which four prototypical members…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Administration, Computer Networks
