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Can Fam Physician
Vol. 54, No. 8, August 2008, pp.1129 - 1129.e4
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Program Description

Internet: un moyen alternatif au présentiel pour la formation pédagogique de médecins isolés?

Suzanne Gagnon, MD CCMF FCMF MA
Professeure au Département de médecine familiale de l’Université Laval au Québec

Cassian Minguet, MD
Médecin généraliste et maître de conférence invité à l’Université catholique de Louvain en Belgique

Correspondance à: Dre Suzanne Gagnon, Département de médecine familiale, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4; téléphone 418 666-7000, poste 286; télécopieur 418-666-2776; courrielsuzanne.gagnon{at}ssss.gouv.qc.ca

PROBLEM ADDRESSED For some family medicine supervisors working in rural and remote areas, access to face-to-face training is problematic. They need distance training programs designed specifically for them.

OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM To study the advantages, disadvantages, and feasibility of a training program for these supervisors that is delivered over the Internet.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This was a pilot project for international on-line training consisting of a platform of courses and a collaborative type of Web conferencing that ran for 2 hours each week for 5 weeks. The training focused on the acquisition of teaching skills and the use of information and communications technology, and included discussions on topics related to practising and teaching in rural areas.

CONCLUSION Such a program is feasible and economical. The main difficulties are recruiting participants, keeping them in the program, and the amount of time spent on development and supervision. Participants who persevered reported high levels of satisfaction. The content of this type of training, barriers to participation, and the role of distance education in rural supervisor training programs remain to be explored.






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