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Spinal Cord Injury: Computer Based Learning

Denise I. Campagnolo M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-4478
E-mail: campagno@umdnj.edu

The project was programmed in Icon Author by William Sanchez, NJMS Class of 1999.

Development of an interactive instructional computer program on the subject of spinal cord injury. Program attempts to provide the 'feel' of patient/care-giver interaction by utilizing still images and audio instruction; standardized patient cases are presented from which the learner can participate in health care decisions.

Students in the fourth year rotation in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation use the program to learn spinal injury diagnostic skills by evaluating and determining treatments for a series of cases. The program was included for presentation at the Eighth International Ottawa Conference on Medical Education and Assessment, held in Philadelphia on July 12-15, 1998. This prestigious conference, held for the first time that year in the United States, brings together a broad spectrum of health care professionals and educators for the purpose of examining the latest trends in medical education. A presentation was also made at the UMDNJ IAIMS Symposium 4/22/98.

Interactive Multimedia Instructional Program for Student Clerks and Surgical Residents in Urology: Normal Male Prostate Examination

Marsha Jessup, M.S., C.M.I., Director of Media Resources, UMDNJ-RWJMS
Phone: 732-235-4127
E-mail: jessup@umdnj.edu

Development of an interactive CD-based program on examination of the prostate; program incorporates both 3-D animation and narration to simulate the exam.

Program is in routine use by New Jersey Medical School students and residents in Urology, and is readily accessible on the Smith Library Media & Microcomputer Center local area network. A presentation was made at UMDNJ IAIMS Symposium 4/22/98.

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment on CD-ROM

Riva Touger-Decker, R.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Program Director, M.S. in Clinical Nutrition Program School of Health Related Professions and Clinical Assistant Professor New Jersey Dental School
Phone: 973-972-6596
E-mail: decker@umdnj.edu

CD emphasizes the comprehensive care of patients with multiple chronic and psychosocial conditions. The material demonstrates how the disciplines of medicine, nursing, allied health, public health, dentistry and social work should be applied to these complex cases.

SOM has incorporated this courseware into a second year geriatric course. Third year students are asked to view the CD-ROM and discuss it with the faculty during geriatric case conference. At SHRP, graduate level nutrition students view, work through and discuss the CD-ROM with faculty in geriatric nutrition, geriatric practice experiences and physical assessment courses. This project uses both learning materials and case studies and includes pre- and post-tests. The project was programmed in Authorware and includes images, video clips and audio. The program has been used to generate funding from additional sources. A presentation was made at the UMDNJ IAIMS Symposium 4/22/98.

Lactation: A WebCT program with CD-ROM

Lori B. Winter, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, School of Osteopathic Medicine
Phone: 856-566-6884
E-mail: winterlb2@umdnj.edu
and Riva Touger-Decker, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor and Program Director MS in Clinical Nutrition Program, School of Health Related Professions and Clin. Asst. Prof., New Jersey Dental School
Phone: 973-972-6596
E-mail: decker@umdnj.edu

Development of a comprehensive interactive program for breastfeeding management, designed for use by a variety of health care professionals (family practitioners, midwives, nurses, obstetricians, pediatricians, registered dietitians). Program topics include anatomy & physiology, feeding behavior, positioning, alternatives and counseling.

Lactation for Clinicians, a combined Web and CD Interactive Program was developed and is available for access and purchase at http://www.umdnj.edu/lactweb/

A presentation was made at the IAIMS Symposium 3/28/2000.

A Distributed Clinical Database of Correlated Digital Pathology and Radiology Equipped with Multi-layered Multimedia Modules and Retrospective Quality Assessment for Use in Teaching and CME

David Foran, Ph.D., Director, UMDNJ-RWJMS Center for Biomedical Imaging
Phone: 732-235-4858
E-mail: foran@umdnj.edu

Robert Trelstad, M.D., Chairman, UMDNJ-RWJMS Department of Pathology (at time of grant; now at RWJMS Child Health Institute)

732-235-9333

Email:  trelstad@umdnj.edu

John Nosher, M.D., Chairman, UMDNJ-RWJMS Department of Radiology
Phone: 732-235-7721
E-mail: nosher@umdnj.edu

The central objective of this project is to establish a relational database of correlated digitized pathology, radiology and relevant clinical data in order to assist students, residents and practicing physicians in learning new strategies for clinical decision-making, and to develop cost-effective and efficient methods for rendering differential diagnoses.

This is a Web-based project, programmed using CGI, Pearl, Front Page, specialized digitizing and scanning. A number of cases are available live on the Web. CME credits are currently offered and have been taken by students as far away as China and Spain. It is interactive and automatically scores and notifies the site administrator that someone has participated. In addition, residents can review cases and critique them, indicating if they would they have done something different, and determine what the cost differential would have been. Ten residents participated in the initial critique process. There is a separate project in Zhon Shan, China, in Telemedicine. Cases will be submitted from there to enlarge the number of cases that are from Pacific Rim individuals. A presentation was made at UMDNJ IAIMS Symposium 4/22/98.

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Web-based Programs, Science and Research Graduate Programs

Develop web-based 3 credit graduate course on research

Curriculum content of two courses for web-based delivery has been developed. Faculty was identified and trained for web-based modality. Course sessions were subsequently piloted.

Multimedia Program for Certificate in Management

12-15 credits of web-based courses embodying the curriculum being developed by an existing Certificate in Management Task Force

Created the course IDST5215 Human Resources Management. The course is a three credit course and utilizes two main instructional methods. The course starts on the Web, then the students gather at a national meeting where they receive a two-day seminar on counseling, providing feedback, and supervision strategies. They are videotaped and given feedback. After the meeting, the students complete the second half of the course online. Staff from UMDNJ's Office of Human Resources teaches the course. The course has been taught twice in the summer; the second round of classes was taught the summer of 2001.

Pilot Merging Basic and Clinical Learning of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Via the Web

Suriender Kumar, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-4750
E-mail: kumarsu@umdnj.edu

Web-based course on basic concepts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Set up a WebCT course with an opening page and some links to related web pages. A basic outline for the course structure was developed. See course website at http://www.umdnj.edu/biochweb/education/bioweb/.

Pilot to Evaluate Use of Videoconferencing in the Residency Application Process

Joan Liman, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, New Jersey Medical School

Videoconferencing of interviews of resident applicants

Used V-Tel to interview eight residency applicants; letter to the Editor describing their experience appeared in the August 2000 issue of Academic Medicine 75(8):777.

Faculty Development Workshop-Lecture Design and Delivery on Video/CD-ROM/Web Formats

Robert McBride, M.S., Director, Educational Media Services, School of Osteopathic Medicine
Phone: 856-566-7123
E-mail: mcbridro@umdnj.edu

Develop Videotape, CD-ROM and Web Site to prepare presenters for use of new technologies in teaching

Outline was created for the instructional design portion of the grant

Computer Assisted Problem Solving

Develop and publish on Web three modules for students on fundamentals of basic medical science, using both basic and clinical research as examples

Completed simulation modules and are using them in New Jersey Medical School course within the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology.

Create Interdisciplinary Multiskilling Course using Multimedia Technology

School-wide interdisciplinary multiskilling course to address health care demands

Identified and acquired commercially available software to support curriculum content; integrated materials into a course.

Develop a Clinical Skills Teaching Lab

Clinical Skills Lab for multidisciplinary approach to teaching History & Physical

Developed Clinical Skills Laboratory that is routinely used for teaching and conducting OSCE examinations with simulated patients, utilizing equipment ordered with AcITAC minigrant funds.

CD-ROM Training Program on Tobacco for Pediatric Residents

Develop, implement and evaluate CD-ROM based training program

The "Solutions for Smoking" CD-ROM project has received over $1 million from NIH for dissemination of, and data collection from, regional pediatricians using this approach.

This highly successful program has received nationwide attention and has also generated over $1 million in additional funding from the Philip Morris Company to create a "Take Charge" Program for Smoking Cessation in High School Students.

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DVD Technology: Applications to Laboratory Teaching

Develop a DVD library of five to ten videos demonstrating microbiological and molecular lab techniques. Libraries will provide a “virtual” tour of sophisticated laboratories (like the UMDNJ Biosafety Level Three containment facility) so that medical students, postdocs, and other interested external populations can vicariously experience and/or understand cutting-edge lab procedures.

Computer animated videotape/CD-ROM of human cardiovascular development for medical students

Sasha Malamed Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Expand on a recently-created three- dimensional teaching videotape of the embryonic development of the heart and aortic arches by adding a voice-over narration, adding the formation of septa in the embryonic human heart, and generating an interactive instructional CD-ROM.

Interactive Computer-Based Instruction: Cancer Chemotherapy

Develop an interactive on-line course that would vicariously habituate participants to specialized equipment, complex mathematical dosage formulae, and worksheets /checklists commonly used in oncology nursing. This habituation process usually takes up more than a third of the current face-to-face practicum.

Online Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education and Teaching

Develop a comprehensive web site for the health sciences teaching community at UMDNJ and at large, that also will serve as the “virtual” home of the UMDNJ Master Educator Guild. Components of the Web site targeted to UMDNJ faculty will include an on-line mentoring and consultation service, Web CT classes and tutorials, an interactive on-line calendar of faculty development opportunities University-wide, and desktop dissemination of current information on teaching/learning. Opportunities to enroll in on-line courses and access this dynamic repository of scholarly resources will be available to the community at large. The site also will feature a “Gallery” of the Master Educators, maintain its electronic archives, and serve as a gateway to the Guild’s intranet. http://meg.umdnj.edu

Usability of a Handheld Computer Device for Osteopathic Assessment at the Point of Care

Implement and evaluate use of a handheld device and customized software to record patient clinical information at the point of care. Medical students and residents will be trained to complete patient histories and monitor progress during clinical rotations utilizing this system.

A Sustainable, Web-based Medical Education Program Based on Dynamic Quiz Banks and Video Streamed Technology

•Establish and implement a standard, scaleable structure (including identifying labels such as system, organ, topic, disease, question type, etc.) for a database quiz bank ;

• Enhance the existing DBQ with digitized pathology images and graphics;

• Expand the existing pathology database by 50% to 1,500 questions;

• Establish a new, comprehensive DBQ of approximately 1,000 questions in radiology, including correlated digital images and clinical data;

• Establish a DBQ-based, professional reference of correlated cases housing routine and interesting digital pathology, radiology and clinical data to be housed in the existing Web-based CME program in radiology/pathology; and

• Capture and incorporate video sequences of interventional radiology procedures into the existing web-based CME program in radiology/pathology.

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Incorporation of Animatronic/Virtual Technology, Commercial Media and Studio Scenarios into a Developing Community Education WebCT and Laboratory Course: Phlebotomy and Specimen Accessioning

Complete development and validation of an electronic version of an existing certificate phlebotomy course through Web-based technology and incorporate a virtual/"animatronic" mannequin product into the laboratory component of the course which can be applied on a nation-wide scale. Product will contain a theoretical, "didactic" component and a clinical practice component with an electronic standardized teaching and evaluation mechanism.

Web-based Training Manual for Interpretation of Emergency Nuclear Medicine Procedures

Lionel S. Zuckier, MD, Dept. of Radiology, NJMS
Phone: 973-972-2762
Email: zuckier@umdnj.edu

Develop a Web-based course for teaching first year radilogy residents the principles of emergency nuclear medicine interpretation. Following thorough instruction by an interactive didactic module, the program will offer a credentialing module to document competency in the interpretation of these studies. Program will also incorporate a novel "buddy" module for use during actual clinical interpretation, which interactively guides the resident along diagnostic pathways, reinforcing and building upon concepts developed in the didactic module.

Pediatric Educational for Medical Students - Using a New Strategy for Clinical Teaching

Gary N. McAbee, DO, JD
Phone: 856-342-2226
Email: mcabeegn@umdnj.edu
Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, Dept. of Pediatrics, SOM
Phone: 856-566-6884
Email: winterlb2@umdnj.edu

Develop a clinical pediatric educational tool using an interactive CD-ROM and Web-based education to be used as an adjunct to the clinical clerkships which are required as a standard component of medical school. This comprehensive program will contain two major components: clinical material presented in an interactive CD-ROM and case-based learning using Web resources.

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Dentistry for the patient with special needs: A DVD and WebCT enabled course

Cheryl Biber, M.S., D.M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Department of General Dentistry and Community Health
Phone: 973-972-0833
Email: biberch@umdnj.edu
and Evan Spivack, D.D.S., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, New Jersey Dental School
Phone: 973-972-0098
Email: spivacev@umdnj.edu

Develop a multimedia program for teaching care and management of patients with Down Syndrome to predoctoral and graduate dental students. A WebCT class integrated with a case-based DVD, including audio and video clips demonstrating effective care techniques for this patient population, will provide training in a field typically not covered in programs of dental education, yet increasingly important due to the growth in this population living in the community.

CD-based Cultural and Linguistic Competency Training for NJMS Faculty

Debbie Salas-Lopez, M.D., Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Programs, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-0980
Email: salas@umdnj.edu

Develop electronic instructional media in CD-ROM format for the purpose of establishing and implementing a cultural competency training program for faculty that can serve as a model for health professions training programs; use the training program to increase faculty awareness of cultural issues that may affect the delivery and quality of health care; teach faculty techniques for infusing cultural competency into daily medical practice including appropriate use of a medical interpreter; and reinforce the use of the Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) tool.

Treatment Decision Analysis for the Therapy of Ruptured and Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Interactive Software Development

Charles J. Prestigiacomo, M.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-2325
Email: c.prestigiacomo@umdnj.edu

Develop an interactive computer-based decision analysis program for medical students and neurosurgery residents on the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, to assess the expected outcomes of alternative patient care modalities; to learn how modifications in various parameters (patient co-morbidities, surgeon complication rates) affect the expected outcomes; and to evaluate the results to inform patient care decisions.

Micro-CME: Fractional Continuing Medical Educational Delivered via the Electronic Medical Record

Frank Sonnenberg, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Phone: 732-235-7144
Email: sonnenbe@umdnj.edu

Develop Web-based CME content that corresponds to clinical guidelines implemented as Logician encounter forms, consisting of Web pages summarizing guidelines, direct links to original guidelines text and support documents, including original medical literature; and creation of an architecture for the context-specific delivery of Micro-CME (educational material intended for delivery in small segments of time) that is integrated with Logician, the electronic medical record (EMR) in use at UMDNJ's ambulatory practices.

Simulated Approach to Examination of the Head, Neck, Face and Oral Cavity

Riva Touger-Decker, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.D.A., Associate Professor, Department of Primary Care, School Of Health Related Professions
Phone: 973-972-6596
Email: decker@umdnj.edu

Develop a CD-ROM and Web-based clinical case simulations, including videostreaming, to teach the physical examination of the head, neck and oral cavity and screening for dysphagia and oral cancer.

Development of electronic portfolio assessments for students in existing on-line curriculum

Kathleen Burke, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor
Phone: 201-684-7737
Email: burkekm@umdnj.edu
and G. Elaine Patterson, Ed.D., R.N., Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Co-Principal Investigators
Phone: 201-684-7632
Email: patterge@umdnj.edu

Acquire and utilize third-party software and services to support the creation of electronic student assessment portfolios in CD-ROM format, reflecting their accomplishments during the entire nursing education experience. The School of Nursing will develop a set of best practices for the implementation of the portfolio, oversee students in their creation of video and audio segments for inclusion, and assess the quality of their digital publications.

Developing electronic learning materials for teaching diseases in different medical specialties and guidance to the use of imaging modalities for use by medical students, PA's, practitioners, nurse practitioners

Judith Amorosa, MD, Dept. of Radiology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Phone: 732-235-7721
Email: amorosa@umdnj.edu

Develop electronic learning materials for teaching diseases in different medical specialties and guidance to the use of imaging modalities for use by medical students, physician's assistants, and nurse practitioners.

Development & application of a Web-based supplemental oral & maxillofacial radiology curriculum

Steven Singer, DDS, Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Maxillofacial Radiology, New Jersey Dental School
Phone: 973-972-9432
Email: singerst@umdnj.edu

Build a comprehensive oral and maxillofacial radiologic image database from which interactive course modules on the subject can be built; create a template online course utilizing the images.

Jeopardy–style urology tutorial and tutorial template project

Joseph Barone, MD, Division of Urology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Phone: 732-235-7960
Email: baronejg@umdnj.edu

Develop an interactive Web-based online course in urology, designed to simulate the highly interactive and competitive format of the Jeopardy game.

Development of a broad-based informational and interactive course on stem cell biology

Pranela Rameshwar, PhD,UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Dept. of Medicine/Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 973-972-4913
Email: rameshwa@umdnj.edu

Develop an interactive DVD program to provide comprehensive course instruction on stem biology for graduate students and others in the field.

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Mastering Knee Injection: Visual Learning of a Surgical Technique

Joseph Benevenia, M.D., Department of Orthopedics, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-2153
Email: benevejo@umdnj.edu

Develop a specialized instructional video formatted for VHS, DVD and Web access that will teach the techniques of intra-articular knee injection; the program will be integrated into the standard curriculum for medical student and resident education. The video will visually pair common injection approaches on a dissected specimen, in the examination room, and under fluoroscopy (motion radiography), thereby illustrating the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.

An Online Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Education & Training Resource for Medical and Health Related Students

Michael Brimacombe, Ph.D., Department of Preventive Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-5229
Email: brimacmb@umdnj.edu

Develop a modular WebCT course on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) diagnosis, prevention and treatment, as a resource for medical, nursing and allied health professions students and practitioners. The program will incorporate diagnostic images that will assist in diagnosis by including both visual assessment and measurement of facial features, textual materials drawn from the FAS educational core competencies developed by the CDC, videos depicting actual cases of children being assessed and diagnosed, and pop-up quizzes and other various self-testing opportunities.

Interactive Case Simulation on Common Ophthalmic Emergencies for the Medical Student and Primary Care Physician

Larry Frohman, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-2026
Email: frohman@umdnj.edu

Create Web-accessible patient simulations to provide instruction in those areas of ophthalmology frequently encountered by many kinds of physicians but inadequately covered in the medical school curriculum. The project will also develop a template for patient simulations that will be adaptable to other visual presentations as well as other disciplines of medicine, especially those that are image-rich.

Web-based Ocular Imaging Library and Credentialing Program for Improvement of Ophthalmology Education

Suquin Guo, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-2031
Email: guos1@umdnj.edu

Develop an indexed, searchable Web-based ocular image library accessible to all UMDNJ medical staff and students, and an online assessment tool for ophthalmologic knowledge acquired by medical students during the ophthalmology clerkship.

A Self-paced Video Program for Learning Dental Restoractive Techniques in the Preclinical Laboratory

Marc A. Rosenblum, Ph.D., D.M.D., Department of Restorative Dentistry, New Jersey Dental School, Principal Investigator
Phone: 973-972-8622
Email: m.rosenblum@umdnj.edu

Produce an interactive, menu-driven DVD program incorporating both still and motion video sequences of live demonstrations of prototype laboratory exercises in the pre-clinical dental course, voice-over narrative, supplementary text both of adjunct material and explanations of the important steps and criteria for evaluation of the procedures, to allow flexibility for students to access and review the information independently.

The Influence of an Audience Response System on Knowledge Retention Regarding Contraceptive Technology

Archana Pradhan, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Principal Investigator
Phone: 732-235-8937
Email: pradhaar@umdnj.edu

Acquire audience response system hardware and software to be utilized to transform the existing method of delivering course content on the subject of contraceptive methods, while establishing a new core curriculum on the subject.

Web Training in Critical Appraisal Skills for Practice-Based Medicine

Andrew A. Pecora, D.O., Assistant Dean, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Principal Investigator
Phone: 856-566-6739
Email: pecora@umdnj.edu

Develop an online interactive WebCT course for faculty on the subject of critical appraisal of the scientific literature, incorporating formative and summative online evaluation and feedback tools. Assessment will include analysis of scientific journal article content, validity, reliability, credibility and utility, employing principles of descriptive statistics.

Web-Based Course Modules for Evidence-Based Practice

Laura Byham-Gray, PhD, RD, CNSD, Dept. of Primary Care, School of Health Related Professions
Phone: 856-566-6451
Email: byhamgld@umdnj.edu

Develop a series of WebCT modules to provide continuing professional education to UMDNJ faculty, clinical preceptors, health care professionals and graduate level students who are credentialed practitioners, in the methods of evidence-based practice. The modules can also be integrated into existing academic courses or offered as a stand-alone course.

A Self-Paced Video Program for Teaching Occlusion Principles and Techniques in the Preclinical Laboratory

David Ehrenberg, DDS, MS, Dept. of Restorative Dentistry, New Jersey Dental School
Phone: 973-972-4615
Email: ehrenbda@umdnj.edu

Develop an interactive, educational DVD to provide instruction in occlusion. The project will entail the videotaping and incorporation of still and motion images, and employ the use of specialized dental equipment to capture and represent the biomechanics of jaw movements.

Interactive Course Creator

Michael Burke, PhD., New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness at UMDNJ, School of Public Health
Phone: 732-235-8225
Email: burkemv@umdnj.edu

Develop a Web-based tool that will allow course creators and content producers to create multimedia-rich interactive modules with little or no programming experience in a fraction of the time that it would take using traditional methods. Potential quiz features include drag and drop image interactions, true or false, fill in the blank, multiple choice and “hot spot” image interactions, in which students must place the cursor over the correct part of the image.

Visual Resources for Teaching Diagnostic Microbiology

Michael Newlon, PhD, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology & Immunonology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Phone: 732-235-5448
Email: mnewlon@umdnj.edu

Produce a library of digital images illustrating important bacteria, principles and test reactions in diagnostic bacteriology, for student review outside the lab and for use in interactive Web-based quizzes and case histories, as part of a process to transform lecture-based instruction to Web-based instruction.

Using Modern Media Technology to Enhance Education on ECT: Focus on Patients, Medical Students, and Psychiatry Residents

Georgios Petrides, MD, Dept. of Psychiatry, New Jersey Medical School
Phone: 973-972-1606
Email: petridge@umdnj.edu

Employ digital video technologies to record an educational video on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) that will be available on DVD and VHS videotapes to be utilized by patients, medical students and psychiatry residents. There will be two variations of the video content: one (to be available in English, Spanish and Portuguese) intended to be used in the informed consent process for patients for whom ECT is being considered as a treatment; and the other intended for medical students and psychiatry residents, with more in-depth explanations and technical language.

Development of Online Organ Systems Toxicities Course

Rita Turkall, PhD, Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Related Professions
Phone: 973-972-5096
Email: turkalrm@umdnj.edu

Construct a wholly Web-based course in WebCT on Organ System Toxicities from existing mediated content, to constitute a primary component of graduate programs that prepare quality assurance (QA) professionals and clinical research associates (CRA), as well as for inclusion in other University and extra-University educational initiatives.

Creating a New WebCT-based Undergraduate Certificate Program in PACS Administration

Clifford T. Araki, PhD, Dept. of Medical Imaging Sciences, School of Health Related Professions

Phone:  973-972-6422

Email:  arakict@umdnj.edu

Develop an undergraduate WebCT-based certificate program in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) Administration, with the overall objective of converting it into the core of a baccalaureate degree program. Medical imaging systems are acquiring images in digital form; PACS network these imaging modalities to organize, distribute, and store image information for clinical use.   Project will support the proposed certificate program through the development of image-rich CD-based workshop training exercises to be incorporated into the overall course.

Online Surgical Instructional Videos: The Eye

Robert D. Fechtner, MD, Dept. of Ophthalmology, New Jersey Medical School

Phone:  973-972-2030

Email:  fechtnrd@umdnj.edu

Create, edit and produce high-resolution, digital instructional videos of ophthalmic surgical procedures, to be made available online, for use in both ophthalmology resident education and continuing medical education.

Development of a Laboratory/Conference Utilizing the Human Simulator, VTEL and Team-Learning

Nancy Stevenson, PhD, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-4610

Email:  stevenso@umdnj.edu

Develop a new laboratory/conference instructional format, utilizing a human simulator, videoconferencing and new facilitation techniques.   Two cases will be adapted for the simulator and presented to physician assistant and medical students.   The investigators will train faculty to use team-learning facilitation.  

Surgery Education – Looking to the Future

Marc Rosen, DO, Dept. of Surgery, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Phone:  856-582-6875

Email:  marc.rosen@umdnj.edu

Develop a Web-based assessment tool for surgical resident conferences.  The project will utilize an electronic conferencing and feedback system that incorporates edited motion video images from actual current cases, coupled with content integrated by faculty.   The program will address surgical resident core competencies by having faculty analyze resident structured feedback to the cases.

Systems Literature Analysis:   A Demonstration Project

Richard S. Nowakowski, PhD, Dept. of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-4981

Email:  rsn@umdnj.edu

Pilot project to develop and supplement student self-study and presentation exercises using systems literature analysis in four courses in the first year medical school curriculum. The project will teach students to integrate published literature across disciplines, and to develop a rational approach to learning and evidence-based medicine.

The Virtual Autopsy:   Removing Obstacles to Autopsy Exposure in the Preclinical Years of Medical Student Education

Billie Fyfe-Kirschner, MD, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-3138

Email:  fyfekibs@umdnj.edu

Create a Web-based multimedia autopsy presentation site using Web-based video servers (WVS) and indexed video databases (IVD). The purpose is to increase the exposure of medical students to autopsy in a curriculum-relevant, clinically-relevant and convenient manner.   Starting with gross anatomical images on video, students will be able to link to individual organ dissection, microscopic anatomy and pathology as well as relevant clinical and radiographic images. Assessment will be done with a dynamic quiz bank to measure content comprehension and retention, and a questionnaire tracking the impact of the presentation on attitudes towards autopsy.

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Paul D. Langer, MD, Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School

Phone:  973-972-5224

Email:  planger@umdnj.edu

Amy Spagnolo, MS, CPRP, Dept. of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Behavioral Health Care, School of Health Related Profession

Phone:  908-889-2544

Email:  spagnoam@umdnj.edu

SPH-SHRP E-Learning Project

Neal Richard Boyd, EdD, MSPH, Associate Dean, Office of Education and Assessment, School of Public Health

Phone:  973-972-7212

Email:  boydnr@umdnj.edu

Transform an existing School of Public Health (SPH) course on health disparities into a Web-based course.   SPH will be collaborating with the School of Health Related Professions in this effort.   Student assessments of course modules will guide course revision before the course is offered in a distance learning format.

Evidence Based Medicine

Adarsh Gupta, DO, Dept. of Family Medicine, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Phone:  856-566-6883

Email:  guptaad@umdnj.edu

Develop WebCT training modules on information mastery (medical informatics and evidence based medicine), designed to enable Family Medicine physicians to learn these skills in the convenience of their offices or homes.   The modules will be based on a series of competencies identified in the professional literature.

Gross Anatomy Dissection DVD

Stephen J. Moorman, PhD, Dept. of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-4523

Email:  Stephen.Moorman@umdnj.edu

Produce a series of digital videos illustrating how each stage in the dissection should be performed in the first year medical student anatomy laboratory, following the directions in the published dissection guide.   The goal is to facilitate student preparation and subsequent review.   The materials created will be accessible not only in centralized locations such as University Libraries, but also via the Web.

A Paperless and Filmless Digital Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Facility Using a Local Area Network (LAN)

Muralidhar Mupparapu, DMD, Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences, New Jersey Dental School

Phone:  973-972-0348

Email:  mupparmu@umdnj.edu

Convert the procedures of the NJDS Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology to a paperless and filmless system for the acquisition and interpretation of radiographic data.   The process will pave the way for the digital data conversion of the entire Dental School.

Design of an Online Set of Modules on Nutritional Genomics

Vikas Nanda, PhD, Dept. of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-5328

Email:  nanda@cabm.rutgers.edu

Create a modular online introduction to nutritional genomics.   The resource will provide medical students with hands-on experience in accessing information about the human genome and single nucleotide polymorphisms, and encourage critical thinking about the relationship between nutrition and diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The Development of a Comprehensive Procedure Curriculum and Clinical Skills Laboratory for Students and Residents in the Department of Medicine

Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, Dept. of Internal Medicine, New Jersey Medical School

Phone:  973-972-3129

Email:  reteguiz@umdnj.edu

Establish a procedure laboratory and create a curriculum that will provide hands-on simulated examination and procedure training experience for medicine trainees.   In addition to using manikins for the examination of the eye, ear, heart and lungs, they will also learn the proper technique for performing procedures including venipuncture, spinal puncture, arthrocentesis, central catheter placement, intubation and cardiac arrest simulation.  

Virtual Reality-Based Learning: the Use of the Dextroscope in Medical Education and Training

Jeffrey Catrambone, MD, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School

Phone:  973-972-1163

Email:  njkidsneurosurg@aol.com

Utilize a virtual reality neurological surgery simulator to teach complex neurosurgical procedures to residents, assist them in preoperative planning, and evaluate the correlations between intraoperative and virtual reality 3D scenarios.    The system utilizes CT and MRI scans of the patient in order to create a 3D brain model.   The project will also generate a series of educational DVD's demonstrating preoperative planning of select neurosurgical cases.   The DVD's will also demonstrate detailed anatomical relationships between the brain lesion and normal structures around it.

Computer-based Mechanical Ventilation Simulation and Interactive Learning Module

Al Heuer, PhD, MBA, RRT, Dept. of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, School of Health Related Professions

Phone:  973-972-2418

Email:  heueraj@umdnj.edu

Develop a computer-based mechanical ventilator simulator and learning module with high quality graphical capabilities; a lesson interface module which will enable faculty to independently develop lesson modules; and a prototype lesson module that will test both the usability of the ventilator/simulation lesson interface and the efficacy of the simulation and lessons as an effective teaching tool for clinicians and students.

Informatics Approach to student Assessment

Stephen J. Moorman, PhD, Dept. of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-4523

Email:  Stephen.Moorman@umdnj.edu

Develop software that utilizes discipline-specific hierarchical databases (ontologies) to evaluate examinations being administered by his department to determine if the exam content matches course objectives, and to assess student performance to determine individual strengths and weaknesses at a level of detail limited only by the level of detail of the ontology.

Using Electronic Journals as a Metacognitive Aid in First-Year Osteopathic Medical Education – A Pilot Study

Florence Spitler, DO, Dept. of Family Medicine

Phone:  973-972-0348

Email:  spitlefl@umdnj.edu

Kathryn Lambert, DO, Acting Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Phone:  856-566-7026

Email:  lamberkc@umdnj.edu

Assess the objective effectiveness and subjective usefulness of a WebCT-based electronic journal as an aid for the development of student self-reflection regarding study patterns, work habits and productivity during the first year of Osteopathic medical education.   The resulting research data, which will focus on students at risk of experiencing academic difficulties, will be prepared for publication.

Teleconferencing for Ophthalmic Pathology Lectures and Slide Review

Paul D. Langer, MD, The Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science,

Phone:  973-972-2035

Email:  planger@umdnj.edu

Implement a videoconferencing system between the Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science and remote sites where ophthalmology residents are trained.   This will enable residents to participate in real-time early morning required rounds/didactic lectures, while at off-site locales.   The presentations will also be captured on video to be made available subsequently via DVD or the Web.

Dietary Analysis Educational Module for Medical Students

Sangita Phadtare, PhD, Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-4048

Email:  phadtasa@umdnj.edu

Develop a computer-based dietary analysis/energy expenditure program, customized for the requirements of the nutrition course for medical students.

Multimedia and Multilingual Education for Families and Healthcare Providers of Patients with Craniofacial Deformities.

Samuel Rhee, MD, Division of Plastic Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School

Phone:  973-972-8092

Email:  rhees1@umdnj.,edu

Produce multilingual digital video programs that will serve not only as an initial educational experience for the families of children with craniofacial deformities, but also as an ongoing reference for them as their children grow and develop.  

Development of a Web-based Interactive Clinical Case Simulation

Ellen Ross, PT, PhD, Dept. of Developmental and Rehabilitative Sciences, School of Health Related Professions

Phone:  973-972-2372

Email:  rossec@umdnj.edu

Collaborate with the DxR Development Group, Inc., a company originating from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, to develop a prototype computerized clinical case simulation framework suitable for the health related professions.

Blended Learning Teaching Module Using a Virtual Reality Simulator for Performing Knee Injection:   A Pilot Study

Naomi Schlesinger, MD, Rheumatology Division, Dept. of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone:  732-235-8378

Email:  schlesna@umdnj.edu

Develop a virtual reality knee injection simulation using computer visualization.   The interactive simulation will provide data and feedback to residents and fellows who will observe the joint aspiration/injection technique first, then virtually perform each step.

Pediatric Residency Training on Tobacco:  

A Web-based Course

Joseph Schwab, MD, Dept. of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School

Phone:  732-235-8378

Email:  schwab@umdnj.edu

Develop a Web-based training program on comprehensive tobacco control, by employing a combination of didactic material, interactive video segments, a bulletin board and chat room, and motivating surveys and quizzes.