They've all used technological innovation to transform their operations. It's the first time this prestigious corporate award has gone to a university. Four Tufts officers were there, including President DiBiaggio and Elizabeth Eaton, health sciences library director. It started simply as way to address the limited access students had to slides they needed to review for classes. It grew into something that is changing the ways our students learn and our faculty teach.
Students can personalize it with their own notes.
HSDB has caught the attention of educators from as far away as Japan and South Africa, as well as across the university. The AAMC is considering its possibilities as a model for a national database system. Plans call for all course curricula in the health science schools to be on the HSDB within 3 years. Plans also are underway to make it easier for faculty to upgrade their online materials and for students to construct chat groups. One of HSDB's greatest strengths is that it can continue to evolve in response to the needs of students and faculty.