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Evaluation and Redesign of a System to Rank Applicants for Surgical Residencies.
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Friedman, Charles P.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1987
A study of the content validity, concurrent validity, and predictive validity of a residency applicant ranking system found the system not to evaluate candidate criteria important to the faculty. The department adopted a new ranking system using a multimethod-multitrait matrix and based on a new set of desired traits. (MSE)
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Professional Education
The Virtual Clinical Campus.
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Friedman, Charles P. – Academic Medicine, 1996
To provide medical students in community-based clinical settings with access to the same range of educational resources (medical literature, student colleagues, feedback, faculty) available at the academic medical center, this paper proposes that advancing information technology be applied to create a "virtual clinical campus" in the community…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Systems
Influence of a Computer Database and Problem Exercises on Students' Knowledge of Bacteriology.
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Friedman, Charles P.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
A study of 125 medical students at the University of North Carolina and 113 at the University of Iowa compared the effectiveness of traditional instruction in bacteriology with a method providing access to a computer database and computer exercises to support learning. Results suggest the computer intervention positively affected student learning.…
Descriptors: Bacteriology, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases
Preclinical Course-Evaluation Methods at U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools.
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Abrahams, 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
Predictive Validity of a House-Officer Selection Process at One Medical School.
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Friedman, 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
Issues and Challenges in the Design of Curriculum Information Systems.
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Nowacek, 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
Managing Information Technology in Academic Medical Centers: A "Multicultural" Experience.
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Friedman, 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