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- Title
An Overview of the Use of Smartphone Applications to Educate Medical Students.
- Authors
Khosrobeigi, Atefeh; Moosavinasab, Elham; Rangrazjeddi, Fateme; Nabovati, Ehsan
- Abstract
Background: Today health care providers need to receive training in a clinical setting based on credible guidelines to update and knowledge. Therefore, providing of clinical guidelines in the format of innovative educational technologies is essential. Smartphone applications (apps) provide a platform for access to valid clinical guidelines to enhance education and improve performance in medical students. Objective: The purpose of this study is to review the perspectives of medical students in the field of learning using smartphone-based applications. Material and Methods: The present study was a review-narration by searching the internet based databases of Pubmed, Scopus, Chocrane from 2008 to 2020 with key words related to clinical education, smartphone and mobile health were searched. Studies in Persian and English that used an smartphone based application either based on iOS, Android or other web platforms to educate medical students were included in this study. Results: A total of 40 related articles were reviewed. The results of the studies show a wide range of benefits of a smartphone-based apps. Most medical students have a positive perception of medical apps and have expressed a positive impact on their learning, knowledge, clinical performance, and providing quick and timely access to clinical guidelines, drug information, clinical calculations, reminders, patient information, as well as the latest scientific evidence without any space or time constraints. Lack of awareness and lack of training on how to use medical apps, lack of accreditation and culture building are the most important barriers to the use of these apps among students. Conclusion: smartphone-based apps through improved access to guidelines and educational information graphically prove to be beneficial for medical students to follow valid guidelines in the clinical environment and helps improve the education and quality of health services.
- Subjects
IOS (Operating system); MEDICAL students; MOBILE apps; MEDICAL personnel; HEALTH care reminder systems; STUDENT attitudes; EDUCATIONAL technology; WIRELESS Internet
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2021, Vol 11, p88
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article