TY - JOUR
T1 - Credentialing of research surgeons
T2 - can computers help in the process?
AU - Othersen, H. B.
AU - Chwals, W.
AU - Smith, C. D.
AU - Tagge, E. P.
AU - Hebra, A.
N1 - J Invest Surg. 1996 May-Jun;9(3):159-60. Editorial
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - There has been recurring debate regarding the need for a process of ensuring that individuals who propose research using live animals will be competent in the research and compassionate in their care of animals. The mechanism by which this goal can be accomplished is presently under consideration and acceptance by investigators is of concern. As a first step, the authors propose utilization of an interactive computer program that not only would evaluate cognitive knowledge but also would instruct in areas found to be deficient. Immediate feedback with educational reinforcement is possible. The authors' interest in such a program began with a pediatric surgical postgraduate course presented in 1994 at the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. The computer program utilized was IRIS (Instantaneous Response Interactive System: IRIS, Denver, CO, USA). This system was well suited to evaluation and instantaneous feedback. That program, or one like it, would be suited to initial evaluation and education of researchers. The important aspect is interaction and immediate feedback. This article also includes the results of a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Academy of Surgical Research in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
AB - There has been recurring debate regarding the need for a process of ensuring that individuals who propose research using live animals will be competent in the research and compassionate in their care of animals. The mechanism by which this goal can be accomplished is presently under consideration and acceptance by investigators is of concern. As a first step, the authors propose utilization of an interactive computer program that not only would evaluate cognitive knowledge but also would instruct in areas found to be deficient. Immediate feedback with educational reinforcement is possible. The authors' interest in such a program began with a pediatric surgical postgraduate course presented in 1994 at the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. The computer program utilized was IRIS (Instantaneous Response Interactive System: IRIS, Denver, CO, USA). This system was well suited to evaluation and instantaneous feedback. That program, or one like it, would be suited to initial evaluation and education of researchers. The important aspect is interaction and immediate feedback. This article also includes the results of a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Academy of Surgical Research in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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U2 - 10.3109/08941939609012468
DO - 10.3109/08941939609012468
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 8957767
SN - 0894-1939
VL - 9
SP - 159
EP - 160
JO - Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research
JF - Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research
IS - 3
ER -