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==Welcome to WikiMSK==
==Welcome to WikiMSK==
This wiki is dedicated to Musculoskeletal Medicine, and is based in New Zealand. It is primarily for Musculoskeletal Medicine training in New Zealand. See our [https://www.wikimsk.org/wiki/Special:Statistics Statistics]
This wiki is primarily for Musculoskeletal Medicine training in New Zealand. See our [https://www.wikimsk.org/wiki/Special:Statistics Statistics]


==Why a Wiki?==
==Why a Wiki?==
The primary goal is to provide an easily accessible central location for information as it relates to the practice and study of Musculoskeletal Medicine in New Zealand and Australia. There are already wikis for Physiotherapy, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Emergency Medicine, but none for Musculoskeletal Medicine. There are also HealthPathways but there are only a limited number of Musculoskeletal Medicine articles. ย 
The primary goal is to provide an easily accessible central location for information as it relates to the practice and study of Musculoskeletal Medicine in New Zealand. There are already wikis for Physiotherapy, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Emergency Medicine, but none for Musculoskeletal Medicine. There are also HealthPathways but there are only a limited number of Musculoskeletal Medicine articles. ย 


Rasmusen summarised the potential benefits and drawbacks to the use of a wiki in medical education, and is summarised below <ref>Rasmussen A, Lewis M, White J. The application of wiki technology in medical education.Med Teach. 2013;35(2):109-114. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2012.733838.</ref> There are many examples of the successful use of wikis in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Rasmusen summarised the potential benefits and drawbacks to the use of a wiki in medical education, and is summarised below <ref>Rasmussen A, Lewis M, White J. The application of wiki technology in medical education.Med Teach. 2013;35(2):109-114. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2012.733838.</ref> There are many examples of the successful use of wikis in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
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==Getting started==
==Getting started==


* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Categories Categories] for help on Categories.
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Categories Categories] for help on Categories.
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* [https://wikimsk.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Sidebar Sidebar] Customise the sidebar
* [https://wikimsk.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Sidebar Sidebar] Customise the sidebar
* [https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Help:Quiz Quiz] How to use the quiz function, or [https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Help:Quiz-Simple Quiz Simple] for only the basics. See how they relate to the different MCQ question types [https://wikimsk.org/wiki/Quiz_Guide Quiz Guide]
* [https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Help:Quiz Quiz] How to use the quiz function, or [https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Help:Quiz-Simple Quiz Simple] for only the basics. See how they relate to the different MCQ question types [https://wikimsk.org/wiki/Quiz_Guide Quiz Guide]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 12:25, 20 June 2020

Welcome to WikiMSK

This wiki is primarily for Musculoskeletal Medicine training in New Zealand. See our Statistics

Why a Wiki?

The primary goal is to provide an easily accessible central location for information as it relates to the practice and study of Musculoskeletal Medicine in New Zealand. There are already wikis for Physiotherapy, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Emergency Medicine, but none for Musculoskeletal Medicine. There are also HealthPathways but there are only a limited number of Musculoskeletal Medicine articles.

Rasmusen summarised the potential benefits and drawbacks to the use of a wiki in medical education, and is summarised below [1] There are many examples of the successful use of wikis in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

Advantages Disadvantages
Knowledge Construction Setup and Preparation
Collaborative Learning Acceptability and Engagement
Social Learning Challenges to Collaboration
Engagement and Ownership Need for Oversight
Peer Feedback Issues relating to Hierarchy
Administrative Benefits  

Join the Wiki Team

Please contact me if you'd like an account. For now accounts will be restricted to Musculoskeletal Medicine Registrars, Fellows, General Practitioners, and Allied Health practitioners that we work closely with. We currently have 52 users.

Getting started

References

  1. โ†‘ Rasmussen A, Lewis M, White J. The application of wiki technology in medical education.Med Teach. 2013;35(2):109-114. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2012.733838.