The value of mobile tablet computers (iPads) in the undergraduate medical curriculum

The deployment of mobile tablet computers in medical teaching and learning is viewed with mounting interest. Medical educators are embracing insights from technological advancements to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary tools to flourish as physicians. Here, we reflect on the benef...

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Autores principales: Patel, Smit, Burke-Gaffney, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6091252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30127652
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S163623
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spelling pubmed-60912522018-08-20 The value of mobile tablet computers (iPads) in the undergraduate medical curriculum Patel, Smit Burke-Gaffney, Anne Adv Med Educ Pract Perspectives The deployment of mobile tablet computers in medical teaching and learning is viewed with mounting interest. Medical educators are embracing insights from technological advancements to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary tools to flourish as physicians. Here, we reflect on the benefits and challenges of the tablet learning experience within undergraduate medicine and how students may make the best use of it. Dove Medical Press 2018-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6091252/ /pubmed/30127652 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S163623 Text en © 2018 Patel and Burke-Gaffney. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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