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Video Teleconferencing
The College of Medicine has begun a program to unify teaching efforts at the Gainesville and Jacksonville campuses using video teleconferencing. At any point during the year, a quarter of our third year medical students are on rotation at University Medical Center in Jacksonville. Approximately one third of our faculty are permanently assigned to this site as well. In the past, the 80 miles between our campuses has hindered educational programs at all levels. This is changing however with the introduction of classroom teleconferencing. Distance is no longer a barrier to high quality instruction delivered by the best teachers on both campuses.
During the first half of 1995 there were 105 teleconferenced sessions between Gainesville and Jacksonville. Of these, 5 involved direct patient care and 14 were education related. The Department of Pediatrics has used this approach to conduct several "core" classes on such topics as infectious disease, immunology, and hematology. Students on both campuses participate in these lecture/ discussions as the instructor delivers a truly "multimedia" presentation. Since these sessions are completely "peer to peer," classes can originate from either site. We plan to expand this program to include most major Jacksonville clerkships. This effort is supported by the Information Services and the Office of Medical Informatics.
Edited on December 3, 1995 / Updated on December 4, 1995
This report was prepared by Richard Rathe, MD with assistance from
Gene Cornwall, MEd; Pam LaFrentz, RN; Maggie Downey; and Charles Poulton.
Contact: Richard Rathe, MD / rrathe@ufl.edu
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