Using MIRC to Create Medical School and Resident Training Programs Krishna Juluru, MD Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY

MIRC: Features Ease of deployment Ability to have multiple users across a network Simple file creation, and ease of modifying structure and content of a file Ability to store multiple forms of media Simple indexing and search features Securely store protected heath information Facilitate limited user interaction: –Question / answer

Use case #1 – Unknown case conference

Less anxiety than traditional unknown case conference Promotes extra reading Promotes collaboration between senior and junior residents More memorable … even fun! Cases available for future review Does not have to be sole attending responsibility … can involve participation of residents / fellows

Use case #2 – Presentation and skills assessment

Use Case #2: Presentation and skills assessment

Use case #2: Presentation and skills assessment

Use Case #2 – Presentation and skills assessment Ability to attach virtually any file to a MIRC teaching file –Images –Video –Word Documents –PowerPoint Share teaching materials with residents / medical students Ability to index content Provide a skills assessment –This is for resident self-evaluation only … answers are not stored

Ways of building cases on MIRC MIRC Authoring Tool PowerPoint Tool: Convert PowerPoints to MIRC documents! IHE – TCE: From PACS to MIRC! Lightweight tools –Send2MIRC – 2MIRC

Use Case #3 – Follow-up of cases

Use Case #3 – Follow up of cases Use of PHI section –Secure –Information available to owner of case as needed Ability to set user permissions

Use case #3 – Follow up of cases

Use case #4 – Personal Teaching File Ease of authoring a case Ability to have your own protected space within MIRC Resident / medical student / faculty roles: Promote further collaboration between residents, students & faculty Ability to export cases and take them with you

MIRC for Resident / Medical School Training Programs Use cases –Unknown case conference –Presentation and skills assessment –Follow up of cases –Personal Teaching files Free Easy to set up Ease of distribution to multiple users promotes sharing and collaboration

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