The reported preparedness and disposition by students in a Nigerian university towards the use of information technology for medical education

Background: The computer and information technology (IT) revolution have transformed modern health care systems in the areas of communication, storage, retrieval of medical information and teaching, but little is known about IT skill and use in most developing nations. Objectives: The aim of this study has been to evaluate the reported preparedness and disposition by medical students in a Nigerian university toward the use of IT for medical education. Methods: A self-administered structured questionnaire containing 24 items was used to obtain information from medical students in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria on their level of computer usage, knowledge of computer software and hardware, availability and access to computer, possession of personal computer and e-mail address, preferred method of medical education and the use of computer as a supplement to medical education. Results: Out of 479 medical students, 179 (37.4%) had basic computer skills, 209 (43.6%) had intermediate skills and 58(12.1%) had advanced computer skills. Three hundred and thirty (68.9%) have access to computer and 451(94.2%) have e-mail addresses. For medical teaching, majority (83.09%), preferred live lecture, 56.78% lecture videos, 35.1% lecture handout on web site and 410 (85.6%) wants computer as a supplement to live lectures. Less than half (39.5%) wants laptop acquisition to be mandatory. Students with advanced computer skills were well prepared and disposed to IT than those with basic computer skill. Conclusion: The findings revealed that the medical students with advanced computer skills were well prepared and disposed to IT based medical education. Therefore, high level of computer skill is required for them to be prepared and favorably disposed to IT based medical education.Arri\ue8re-plan: La r\ue9volution de la technologie (IT) informatiques ont transform\ue9 les syst\ue8mes de soins de sant\ue9 modernes dans les domaines de la communication, de stockage, d\u2019extraction d\u2019informations m\ue9dicales et de l\u2019enseignement, mais peu \ue9labore actuellement connues sur les comp\ue9tences informatiques et l\u2019utilisation dans la plupart des nations. Objectifs: L\u2019objectif de cette \ue9tude est d\u2019\ue9valuer la pr\ue9paration signal\ue9e et la destruction par les \ue9tudiants en m\ue9decine dans une Universit\ue9 du Nig\ue9ria vers l\u2019utilisation de l\u2019information pour l\u2019\ue9ducation m\ue9dicale. M\ue9thodes: Un self-administr\ue9 questionnaire structur\ue9 contenant des 24 articles a \ue9t\ue9 utilis\ue9 pour obtenir des informations \ue0 partir des \ue9tudiants en m\ue9decine \ue0 l\u2019Universit\ue9 de Ilorin, Nigeria sur leur niveau d\u2019utilisation d\u2019ordinateur, connaissance des logiciels et de mat\ue9riel, de disponibilit\ue9 et d\u2019acc\ue8s \ue0 l\u2019ordinateur, la possession d\u2019un ordinateur personnel et adresse e - mail, pr\ue9f\ue9r\ue9 \ue0 la m\ue9thode de l\u2019\ue9ducation m\ue9dicale et de l\u2019utilisation de l\u2019ordinateur comme un suppl\ue9ment pour l\u2019\ue9ducation m\ue9dicale. R\ue9sultats: 479 D\u2019\ue9tudiants en m\ue9decine, 179 (37.4%) avaient des comp\ue9tences de base en informatique, 209 (43,6%) avaient des comp\ue9tences interm\ue9diaires et 58(12.1%) avait avanc\ue9 des comp\ue9tences en informatique. Trois cent trente (68,9%) ont acc\ue8s \ue0 l\u2019ordinateur et 451(94.2%) - adresses \ue9lectroniques. Pour l\u2019enseignement m\ue9dical, la majorit\ue9 (83.09%), pr\ue9f\ue9r\ue9 vivants Conf\ue9rence, vid\ue9os de la conf\ue9rence de 56.78%, 35,1% Conf\ue9rence document sur le site web et 410 (85.6%) veut ordinateur comme un suppl\ue9ment de vivre des conf\ue9rences. Acquisition du portable moins de la moiti\ue9 (39,5%) veut \ueatre obligatoire. \uc9tudiants avec des comp\ue9tences avanc\ue9es en informatique ont \ue9t\ue9 bien pr\ue9par\ue9es et dispos\ue9 \ue0 l\u2019informatique que ceux avec les comp\ue9tences de base en informatique. Conclusion: Les r\ue9sultats ont r\ue9v\ue9l\ue9 que les \ue9tudiants en m\ue9decine avec des comp\ue9tences avanc\ue9es en informatique \ue9taient bien pr\ue9par\ue9e et dispos\ue9e \ue0 informatique bas\ue9e formation m\ue9dicale. Par cons\ue9quent, un niveau \ue9lev\ue9 de comp\ue9tences de l\u2019ordinateur est n\ue9cessaire pour qu\u2019ils soient pr\ue9par\ue9s et favorablement dispos\ue9 \ue0 l\u2019\ue9ducation m\ue9dicale informatique bas\ue9e