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ePoster: The UMDNJ IAIMS Faculty Development Program: Promoting the Creation of Interdisciplinary Clinical Case Simulations Using DxR SoftwareClinical case simulation authoring software

Twenty-three faculty members were recruited from all of the schools of UMDNJ to participate in the creation of an interdisciplinary clinical case simulation about diabetes, to be used throughout the University. They are utilizing the Diagnostic Reasoning software program of the DxR Development Group, Inc. (http://www.dxrgroup.com/) as the authoring system. Founded in 1990 by faculty at the Southern Illinois School of Medicine, the company currently offers 100 clinical case simulations in Medicine, and 20 cases in Nursing. While cases can be developed from the beginning, participants are editing an existing case to better meet their students’ instructional needs.

Biography: Laura Barrett

Laura Barrett has been the Coordinator of the IAIMS Project since its inception in 1996, and is the Chair of the Educational Technology Advisory Committee that is overseeing the IAIMS faculty development program. She has a Masters Degree in Library Science from Rutgers University, and through 2002 was also the Managing Librarian of the Media and Microcomputer Center of the UMDNJ-George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences. Gail Tuzman, EdD, is the Manager of Instructional Technology in the Digital Media Services Division of the UMDNJ-Dept. of Information Services and Technology. Oversight of WebCT training and development are among her responsibilities; the faculty development program is managed through WebCT, as will course links to the clinical case simulations. Julie Veloz is an Instructional Designer in Digital Media Services, and the primary trainer and support specialist for the Diagnostic Reasoning software used to development the clinical case simulations.