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As with any aspect of medical science, there is a great deal of logic and experience behind any single technological action at the University of Hawaii's new John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in Kakaako. There, medical students not only get the most out of classroom time thanks to advanced audiovisual systems, but their clinical testing and academic records also benefit from top-notch technology.
A key aspect of medical training is learning the so-called "bedside manner" that assures patients that they are being seen and heard by a qualified professional. In order to test students on this crucial skill, University of Hawaii instructors have traditionally observed and recorded the proceedings remotely with the assistance of DV cameras and VHS recorders. But when the new facility was built, JABSOM personnel were interested in upgrading the recording, editing, and archiving tactics in the school's Center for Clinical Skills. That way, when the time came to make a special video archive of a student's work or a particular procedure, instructors would no longer have to comb through VHS archives and edit content together, as they had done in the past.
Instead, 12 new clinical exam rooms were to be outfitted with digital video recording, streaming, and archiving technology. "They wanted a system that would be reliable, easy to use, and foolproof," recalled Jared Rego, CTS, marketing communications specialist for the Audio Visual Company (AVCO), based in Aiea, HI. "The goal was for the system to present the least possible amount of work in terms of editing and archiving, along with an easy method of retrieval."
