1. Student Doctor Research Student Doctor (MS TeamServices©, SD-TS) The Technology and Osteopathic Medicine Association (TOMA) of MSUCOM Student Doctor as an Information Sharing Platform in Medical Education Michael E. Geoghegan, Justin A. May, Mathew Salter, Benjamin Salter, Navin Anthony, Robert Zaid, and Mark Notman, Ph.D.. Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine What is TOMA? Promote the appropriate technology use for: Medical Education Health Care Delivery Communication Liaison within the MSUCOM Statewide Campus System Research Our History: Started 4 years ago as general technology interest group, it now focuses on student education Current Activities: Student Training: Focuses on arming current students, faculty, and physicians with technology training specific to medicine and general computing through student-to- student seminars Maintenance of Student Doctor Website, allowing students and student organizations to share information with each other and the outside community Appearances at MOA Annual Conference (2003, PDA Lectures/Help Sessions), MSUCOM Statewide Campus System PDA summit, & Site-Specific Consultation on PDA use within SCS institutions Research: Studying the students’ use of the Student Doctor page as a complement to the current information resources at MSU-COM Increased involvement with AOAMI Next Steps Insuring Continued Institutional Support Presentation of Research Results to Curriculum Committees Enhance SD-TS use in Unit III/Clerkship settings Re-evaluate current systems at MSU-COM to organize and reduce ‘resource overload.’ Increase Student Input in Hospital Technology Support MICHIGAN STATE U N I V E R S I T Y O S T E O P A T H I C M E D I C I N E Location: www.studentdoctor.com.msu.edu Contents Class Home Pages (2005-2008) Student Contact Information, Course calendars, Social Activities Study Tools Student-made study documents, Course Pack additions Student Organization Information Medical Resources School Events/Announcements Discussion Boards For current courses Base Hospital discussions Incoming student information Motivation: Allows students to electronically share information, dynamically, highlighting the cooperative student culture at MSU-COM Helps to organize the information flow throughout MSU-COM Supplements Course Materials Limitations No official MSU-COM support will limit expansion and integration Student responsibilities limit maintenance & support, thus reliability Without continued student support, SD-TS operation ceases Potential for copyright infringement Qualitative Determine SD-TS’s role in the student experience at MSU-COM as a complement to the following information resources: MSUCOM official website Angel (MSU-operated) Official Course Documents MSU scribe system Methods Use SD-TS internal tracking abilities to examine the following parameters: # Files Shared on SD-TS, per subweb & course # Documents Posted, per subweb & course # Hits, per subweb & course Conduct focus groups with student leaders to discuss: Paper vs. Electronic Methods Study Tools vs. Course documents vs. MSU-COM Scribe system Multiple Methods of Communication and Learning General Impressions of all MSU-COM information systems Impressions from Data: Use of SD-TS is a significant & effective information medium at MSUCOM Especially in Study Documents and Class Website pages Does this imply that these services are lacking from pre-existing MSU-COM information venues? Use per course is variable and intractable using current methods Students rely on SD-TS as an information source, though acknowledge ‘resource overload’ at MSU-COM