THE DIGITAL TOOLBOX FOR TEACHING

Continued improvements in computer technology have led to significant enhancement of clinical teaching, We describe a ''digital toolbox'' co nsisting of personally accessible hardware and software products to as sist in clinical teaching, The areas covered are computer-assisted dia gnosis, digitization and display of clinical materials, archiving of d igitized clinical materials, and decision analysis, All products are c ommercially available, and none require special training or customizat ion for medical teaching application.