Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countries
Introduction Free Open Access Medical Education encompasses a broad array of free online resources and discussion fora. The aim of this paper was to describe whether Emergency Medicine trainees in different contexts know about Free Open Access Medical Education, whether or not they know about its di...
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Free Open Access Medical Education encompasses a broad array of free online resources and discussion fora. The aim of this paper was to describe whether Emergency Medicine trainees in different contexts know about Free Open Access Medical Education, whether or not they know about its different platforms, which ones they use, and what the major barriers to regular usage are.
Methods
A convenience sample was surveyed on awareness and use of Free Open Access Medical Education blogs, podcasts, websites and Twitter at three institutions (in Australia, Botswana and Papua New Guinea) and one deanery (United Kingdom) between June 2013 and June 2014 using an online survey tool or via hand-distributed survey.
Results
44 trainees responded: four from Botswana, seven from Papua New Guinea, ten from the United Kingdom and 23 from Australia. 82% were aware of blogs, 80% of websites, 75% of podcasts and 61% of Twitter as resources in Emergency Medicine. Awareness and use of specific resources were lower in Botswana and Papua New Guinea. For blogs, podcasts and websites, trainees who had looked at a resource at least once were neutral or agreed that it was relevant. For Twitter, some trainees found it difficult to navigate or not relevant. Lack of awareness of resources rather than lack of internet access was the main barrier to use.
Conclusion
The Emergency Medicine trainees in both developed and low resource settings studied were aware that Free Open Access Medical Education resources exist, but trainees in lower income settings were generally less aware of specific resources. Lack of internet and device access was not a barrier to use in this group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d48f420c9654fdfa3a497943a49ace02022-12-22T02:58:18ZengElsevierAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine2211-419X2016-03-0161121710.1016/j.afjem.2015.10.005Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countriesNatalie Thurtle0Colin Banks1Megan Cox2Tilley Pain3Jeremy Furyk4Emergency Department and Department of Clinical Toxicology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Hospital Trust, London, United KingdomEmergency Department, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaUniversity of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaJames Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaEmergency Department, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaIntroduction Free Open Access Medical Education encompasses a broad array of free online resources and discussion fora. The aim of this paper was to describe whether Emergency Medicine trainees in different contexts know about Free Open Access Medical Education, whether or not they know about its different platforms, which ones they use, and what the major barriers to regular usage are. Methods A convenience sample was surveyed on awareness and use of Free Open Access Medical Education blogs, podcasts, websites and Twitter at three institutions (in Australia, Botswana and Papua New Guinea) and one deanery (United Kingdom) between June 2013 and June 2014 using an online survey tool or via hand-distributed survey. Results 44 trainees responded: four from Botswana, seven from Papua New Guinea, ten from the United Kingdom and 23 from Australia. 82% were aware of blogs, 80% of websites, 75% of podcasts and 61% of Twitter as resources in Emergency Medicine. Awareness and use of specific resources were lower in Botswana and Papua New Guinea. For blogs, podcasts and websites, trainees who had looked at a resource at least once were neutral or agreed that it was relevant. For Twitter, some trainees found it difficult to navigate or not relevant. Lack of awareness of resources rather than lack of internet access was the main barrier to use. Conclusion The Emergency Medicine trainees in both developed and low resource settings studied were aware that Free Open Access Medical Education resources exist, but trainees in lower income settings were generally less aware of specific resources. Lack of internet and device access was not a barrier to use in this group.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X15001330EducationSelf-directed learningOpen access |
| spellingShingle | Natalie Thurtle Colin Banks Megan Cox Tilley Pain Jeremy Furyk Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countries African Journal of Emergency Medicine Education Self-directed learning Open access |
| title | Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countries |
| title_full | Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countries |
| title_fullStr | Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countries |
| title_short | Free Open Access Medical Education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst Emergency Medicine trainees: A survey in four countries |
| title_sort | free open access medical education resource knowledge and utilisation amongst emergency medicine trainees a survey in four countries |
| topic | Education Self-directed learning Open access |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X15001330 |
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