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The Clinical Data Repository: A Challenge to Medical Student Education

Department of Medicine and Augusta Webster, MD, Office of Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

^_* Correspondence: Michael Altman, MD, Tarry 2-718, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-3008 (Email: maltman{at}northwestern.edu).

Received for publication: 04/19/07; accepted for publication: 07/15/07.

The implementation of comprehensive clinical data repositories carries implications for the medical informatics curriculum for pre-MD medical students. There is the risk that electronic health records will detract from students’ acquisition of basic skills in inquiry and information management. It is possible, however, to create an application within the data repositories that will provide students with opportunities to practice their skills as they follow the evaluation and management of patients.