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A Survey of Podiatric Medical Students’ Computer Literacy

Stephen J. Morewitz Stephen J. Morewitz, PhD, & Associates, Buffalo Grove, IL, and San Francisco and Tarzana, CA; California State University, Hayward.
California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College, Oakland.

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Graham P. Shaw School of Natural and Health Sciences and School of Graduate Medical Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. Dr. Shaw was previously at the Department of Basic Sciences, California College of Podiatric Medicine, Vallejo.

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Joel R. Clark Department of Surgery, California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College, St Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco.

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Samantha Mullins California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College, Oakland.

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This article reviews the extent of health-care students’ computer literacy and presents the results of a survey of podiatric medical students’ computer literacy. The results of this survey indicate that podiatric medical students are more likely than other health-care students to rate their computer literacy as good or very good. There was no gender difference in this self-reported computer knowledge. The implications for designing and using Web-based instructional materials and technology for podiatric medical students are discussed. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 94(4): 375–381, 2004)

Corresponding author: Graham P. Shaw, PhD, School of Natural and Health Sciences and School of Graduate Medical Sciences, Barry University, 11300 NE Second Ave, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695.
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