|
|
spring 2007 |
 |
|
e
D U C A T I O N
New
organization offers unique medical education and conferencing services
|
|
|
Submitted Photo |
|
|
|
|
Professional Development
and Conferencing Services (PDCS), a new organization resulting from the
merger of the Office of Professional Development and the Telehealth and
Educational Technologies Resource Agency (TETRA) at Memorial
University’s Faculty of Medicine, offers unique medical education and
conferencing services.
|
|
|
|
Submitted Article |
|
Professional Development and Conferencing Services (PDCS), a new
organization resulting from the merger of the Office of Professional
Development and the
Telehealth and Educational Technologies Resource Agency (TETRA)
at Memorial
University’s Faculty of Medicine, offers unique medical
education and conferencing services.
PDCS Director Fran Kirby said the service supports the continuing
professional development mission of the Faculty of Medicine. “PDCS
provides innovative onsite and distance learning opportunities for
Newfoundland and Labrador’s health care professionals, Memorial faculty
and Memorial students,” said Ms. Kirby. “By providing opportunities for
health care professionals to update and enhance their skills, we
positively impact health outcomes in the province.”
As a branch of the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University, PDCS
provides internal and external clients with a host of unique education
and conferencing services.
“We now boast an extensive background in continuing medical
education, professional development, e-Learning and conferencing
services,” said Ms. Kirby. “Our conferencing infrastructure is
state-of-the-art. The merger of OPD and TETRA and their transformation
into PDCS position the organization in the vanguard of distributed
learning.”
An important example of PDCS initiative to provide high-quality
medical education and flexible learning opportunities is the
MDcme.ca
web portal. PDCS championed the formation of an eLearning Consortium
consisting of 14 Canadian medical schools who’s mandate is to provide
quality online learning opportunities for health professionals.
“The MDcme.ca offerings are unparalleled in their breadth and depth,
covering 11 therapeutic areas with over 30 courses,” said Ms. Kirby. “As
the endorsed provider of online continuing professional development for
the College of Family Physicians of Canada, MDcme.ca is the trusted
source of credible, accessible and flexible medical education in
Canada.”
|
