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If you are having problems using Medici, please contact Edward Palmer
If you are having problems using Medici, please contact Edward Palmer
If you would like to collaborate in developing content for Medici, please contact Edward Palmer
Medici has been developed at the University of Adelaide by Peter Devitt and Edward Palmer.The Medici program provides a case-based environment, in which students select a patient’s course of management from several options. Still images, video and audio complement the text provided to the students. The video is professionally filmed, scripted, directed and produced specifically for the case scenarios, and is often used to describe the clinical situation realistically. Video and images are used to describe the patient and show the results of investigations such as radiological imaging. Users are provided with a series of options on screen, which they can consider themselves or debate amongst peers when working in a group environment and then select the one(s) deemed most appropriate. Feedback is provided on the options they select and for any other correct choices not selected.
Peter Devitt is a surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. He has a keen interest in undergraduate and postgraduate education and has written several textbooks, together with colleagues in medicine, radiology, obstetrics, paediatrics and general practice. Together with Edward Palmer he has now produced a considerable amount of material in electronic format for learning and self-assessment. This includes a database of over 15,000 images, some of which appear on the Home page in the form of a daily quiz.
Edward is a Lecturer in the Centre for Learning and Professional Development at the University of Adelaide. He has over ten years experience in the implementation and evaluation of Computer Aided Learning, and has authored a number of papers in the field. He has developed educational CDs that are currently used nationally and internationally in teaching hospitals and tertiary institutions.