> http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/04/doctors-use-but-dont-rely-totally-on-wikipedia/ > > "According to recent research that has been shared with Wikimedia UK, > use of Wikipedia for medical information is almost universal among a > sample of doctors. Many of them praise its accuracy, but they are > aware of its faults and that it needs to be read critically. > > The investigators conducted an online survey of medical staff at two > large hospital trusts in England. Nearly all the 109 responses > included free-text comments." > > > - d.
I think using Wikipedia in that way is an effective learning process as you encounter new information and develop ways of evaluating it. The doctors that edit, perhaps 5%, are the ones who benefit from doing more reading and research. I suspect our medical articles are pretty much written by the medical community. Fred _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
