DIGITAL LITERACY - IN MEDICAL EDUCATION - Today we read more negative discussions on Medical and Paramedical education in the country, many try to explore to make accountability of the faculty by so many options, How truly the reforms work is question loaded with many limitations. Today we live in a most competitive world and the truth of life is progress and achievements it is all possible with creativity , what you know today is certainly outdated tomorrow, The success of life is going forward with knowledge and try improving the matters, As we see the newer generation of Medical students are progressive and you say any new world they google it, it just means we are dependent on online resources, Today our connected smartphone has become a nearest tool to reach the world of change and knowledge, Cornell University offers a definition that works, but seems a bit limited, and dated as well: “Digital literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet.” WHAT MEDICAL STUDENTS NEED OF DIGITAL LITERACY The profession of practicing medicine is based on communication, and as social media and other digital technologies play a major role in today’s communication, ,. The value of social media has been demonstrated several times in medicine and health care, therefore it is time to prepare medical students for the conditions they will have to face when they graduate, If we look to our social Media as with Facebook and Twitter we have most updated contents and we can connect with best in the profession as we look to many best in USA few are interested in copyright they all know their role in the world of education is limited and wish to share as much they know of as they are outdated tomorrow if they not share with as many as possible
INDIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION NEEDS TO IMPROVE DIGITAL LITERACY A well-designed course, improved by constant evaluation-based feedback, can be suitable for preparing students for the massive use of the Internet, social media platforms, and digital technologies. New approaches must be applied in modern medical education in order to teach students new skills. Such curriculum that put emphasis on reaching students on the online channels they use in their studies and everyday lives introduce them to the world of empowered patients and prepare them to deal with the digital world. It is a great need that digital literacy must be included in the medical curriculum, in a vast country with many medical colleges, and few teachers with modern thinking on Medicine
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