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Abstract ID 98346 Poster Board 222 PRORENATA, a pioneering web app for high-yield pharmacological content, emerged from the collaborative efforts of medical students, staff, and faculty at Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CIMED) PRORENATA aims to alleviate the resource burden and revolutionize the comprehension of pharmacologic concepts through concept mapping. The pilot program was launched for CIMED's Class of 2027. Currently, there are 61 active users among the cohort of 64 students. PRORENATA has established a collaboration with MedTerms, a web-based platform conceived of and created by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications that uses visualization design and innovative software user interface development to facilitate learning of human disease from foundational principles. The collaboration, sponsored by Illinois Computes, aims to enhance the PRORENATA user experience by leveraging MedTerms visualization, user interface, and experience (UIX) design. Based on the positive student feedback and the platform's simplistic design, the collaboration seeks to amplify user engagement through a thoughtful, visually enriched interface. For example, our process involves determining a visual hierarchy of the material to be presented and applying design principles related to form, space, color etc. Post-development user engagement surveys will be conducted to assess perceptions and feedback on the application. The collaborative effort endeavors to synthesize information, creating concept maps classifying agents by disease indication and drug class. Additional plans include incorporating clinical vignettes for each drug class to aid in board exam preparation, such as the USMLE STEP 1. The platform aims to feature an endless whiteboard, fostering student-generated concept maps and encouraging personalized connections between pivotal pharmacological concepts for long-term retention. The distinguishing advantage of PRORENATA and MedTerms lies in their foundation supported by medical students, medical education and medical specialists, UIX designers, and software engineers, ensuring accuracy and relevance in the content, an aspect often lacking in third-party resources. While PRORENATA and MedTerms aim to revolutionize pharmacological education, several considerations warrant attention. Challenges considered during design and development include scalability beyond the current academic setting, potential technological barriers hindering seamless integration for all users, and the resources needed for maintenance. Additionally, user adaptation to the new platform features and interface changes may require time. Despite these potential limitations, these collaborative efforts are focused on redefining pharmacological education, offering an enriched, user-friendly platform catering to diverse learning needs, and fostering a profound understanding of pharmacological agents and their clinical implications.
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