Enhancing Medical Education through Distance Learning at KUMC
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Discover the innovative distance learning initiatives led by Ryan J. Spaulding, Director of the KU Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth. Utilizing advanced video technology, KUMC allows medical students and residents to engage interactively in lectures and consultations from remote locations. Distinctive features include real-time participation in telemedicine consults, enhancing training in specialty care, particularly in pediatrics and adult psychiatry. Learn how KUMC is redefining medical education with accessible, mobile telemedicine solutions.
Enhancing Medical Education through Distance Learning at KUMC
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Distance Learning at KUMC Ryan J. Spaulding Director KU Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth Kansas University Medical Center
Distance Learning Infrastructure • Same basic video equipment as used for telemedicine • Telemedicine most often conducted hospital-to-hospital • For specialty care • Current expansion into practice settings • Video equipment becoming smaller, more diffuse, more mobile and less expensive
Medical Students • Can interactively participate in lectures or mentoring from distant locations • Can sit with primary care physicians during a telemedicine consultation • Can accompany a specialist from KUMC during a consultation
Medical Residents • Can provide telemedicine services as component of residency training • Currently being done in pediatrics and adult psychiatry
Elluminate Live! • Available at KUMC • Up to 35 concurrent users • Live, 2-way audio • Video capable, not currently at KUMC • Whiteboard • http://www2.kumc.edu/ir/tlt/services/conf.html
Contact Information Ryan J. Spaulding, PhD (913) 588-2081 rspaulding@kumc.edu