医薬品情報学教育における Web サイトを活用した実習ならびに演習とその評価

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the web-based practical training in drug information that has been used since 2006.One computer was provided per student for the training.After an introductory lecture on drug information,the first web-based practical training session was conducted,with 140 students in each class.It involved browsing major drug information-related websites and searches of medical literature.This was followed by a lecture on the evaluation and processing of drug information and web-based training with 23 students in each group.Students were required to identify drugs and suggest alternate drug presentations,draft patient information sheets,search for safety information,process it and compare it with foreign drug descriptions,search for and evaluate information using Ichushi Web,a Japanese medical database,and prepare reports.The second web-based training involved problem-based learning using a question and answer format and required a final report to be written on the entire education process.
The web-based practical training and writing of reports was positively evaluated,with an average of 8.3±1.2 points (out of 10 points).Various comments indicating increased motivation among students were noted in the written reports,such as “I realized the high quality of websites”,“I was able to review the content of the lecture”,and“I want to continue using them”.
Although the overall evaluation was positive,based on differences in degree of understanding among students,our findings suggest that there is a need to refine teaching methods.There is also a need to improve medical English education to help students use foreign websites.