Use information technology to manage information, access online medical information, and support his/her own education.
Assessment
- Understand the importance of lifelong learning, recertification, and continuing medical education and the role of various education modalities in these efforts.
Evaluation
- Recognize the differences in learning methods and identify individual needs.
Portfolio Items
- Maintain Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification documentation.
- Maintain access to educational materials available from the AAO-HNS, American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, journals, and publishers.
- Make use of the National Library of Medicine My NCBI feature which allows users to customize their use of the database allowing the user to maintain search histories and bibliographies.
References
- American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Surgery AcademyU. (Starting point for a large database of educational materials that are appropriate for all levels of learning including residency, fellowship and maintenance of certification.)
- Otolaryngology Lifelong Learning Manual . (Textbook that provides updated information on a comprehensive curriculum of otolaryngology topics.)
- National Library of Medicine My NCBI tutorial. (Video describing advantages and how to use My NCBI features.)