AAMC Digital Literacy Toolkit for Educators and Learners

The role of social media in the lives of physicians, patients and healthcare delivery is growing rapidly. It is important that all those involved in the care of patients understand the benefits and challenges of using social media as a tool for communication. In 2013, the AAMC’s Group on Information Resources (GIR) brought together a team of physicians with expertise in the area of digital professionalism, including Warren Wiechmann, MD, MBA, our Associate Dean of Clinical Science Education and Educational Technology, to develop a toolkit of resources and educational materials with the goal of helping healthcare providers facilitate meaningful discussions around social media with students and colleagues. If you are interested in designing a curriculum around this topic, consider this clinically relevant toolkit in your preparation.

To view the toolkit contents and guidelines, visit: AAMC Digital Literacy Toolkit.

For more information about digital professionalism and social media workshops, contact us using our iMedEd Service Request Form.

Reminder: iMedEd Faculty Development Workshop Series

To sign up for any of the workshops below, visit: iMedEd Workshop Sign-up.

Creating Interactive, Digital Content using iBooks Author

Creating interactive, digital content in the form of iBooks can be as easy as creating a Powerpoint presentation. This workshop will provide you an introduction to Apple’s iBooks Author tool that enables you to create digital books in a simple and intuitive process.

• Tuesday, April 12, 2016, noon to 1 p.m., Conference Room A1000, Medical Education Building (Irvine)

Google Glass in Medical Education

This workshop will describe specific examples of the use of Glass in medical education at UC Irvine and describe the benefits/challenges of using this wearable device in the classroom and clinical settings.

• Tuesday, May 10, 2016, noon to 1 p.m., Conference Room A1000, Medical Education Building (Irvine)
• Tuesday, May 24, 2016, noon to 1p.m., ITC Classroom, Grunigen Medical Library (Orange)